Can epilepsy kill you?

So, many patients with epilepsy do not realize they have this disease, due to historical stigmas, but the bottom line is that if you take medications to prevent seizures, then you have epilepsy. This is difficult ... Anyone with a brain can have epilepsy; this disease affects people from all walks of life. ... First of all epilepsy can kill. read more

With epilepsy comes the risk of SUDEP, or the risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy. I have three types of epilepsy, and I can assure you that there is no possibility of swallowing the tongue. The tongue is a muscle in the mouth. read more

Before tackling if grand mal seizures can cause death, let me first give you a brief introduction about what are grand mal seizures. Grand mal seizures, also known as generalized tonic-clonic seizure, is a type of seizure disorder that is caused by an abnormal electrical activity in the entire brain. read more

First of all epilepsy can kill. The overall risk of dying is up to 3 times higher in people with epilepsy than in the general population. But a lot of people still don’t realize how serious a seizure can be. read more

Epileptics do have an increased risk of death compared to non-epileptics. However, epilepsy itself, that is having seizures, isn’t thought to be what kills someone with epilepsy. Rather it is the underlying cause of the epilepsy that is deadly. This could be things like a stroke, tumor, brain trauma, or infection. read more