Open AccessPredictors of Mortality in Older Adults With Epilepsy
Author(s) -
Leah J. Blank,
Emily K. Acton,
Allison W. Willis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.91
H-Index - 364
eISSN - 1526-632X
pISSN - 0028-3878
DOI - 10.1212/wnl.0000000000011079
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , epilepsy , proportional hazards model , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , medicaid , cohort , dementia , retrospective cohort study , demography , pediatrics , disease , psychiatry , health care , physics , sociology , optics , economics , economic growth
To determine the incidence of epilepsy and subsequent 5-year mortality among older adults, as well as characteristics associated with mortality.