About this Research Topic
The aim of this Research Topic is to provide a scholarly forum for original cutting edge research that addresses epilepsy mortality, epilepsy comorbidities, and interventions to reduce the risk of preventable death in people with epilepsy.
For this Research Topic we welcome submissions of manuscripts on, but not limited to, the following topics:
• Original research on the epidemiology of epilepsy, including changes in mortality rates in the US, Europe, and worldwide;
• Cardiovascular and cancer risk recognition and mitigation;
• Leading causes of death in epilepsy;
• Cardiovascular risk of antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy and promise of new AED’s;
• Reductions in mortality from surgical and device interventions for epilepsy;
• Interventions to reduce epilepsy mortality and SUDEP.
We would like to acknowledge that Dr. Luke Allen , University College London, has acted as a coordinator and has contributed to the preparation of the proposal for this Research Topic.
Keywords: seizures deaths, seizure mortality, seizure linked harm, SUDEP, mortality, epilepsy, epidemiology, sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.