Mortality
Mortality as a result of epilepsy is a significant concern. It is
two to fours times more common than for children without
epilepsy. This risk is highest among children and young adults.
Death in a child with epilepsy may be because of the following:
■■An underlying cause, such as neurodegenerative disorder
■■Accident during epileptic seizure (trauma, drowning,
aspiration, suffocation)
■■ Status epilepticus