**Do seizures cause death?** ============================================== If you want to know **do seizures cause death**, yes, statistics show that in 2013, 1,187 people in the UK died from epilepsy.. Although in some cases this premature death can be prevented, it is an unfortunate thing that happened. If you or others suffer from epilepsy, the information in this article will help you. Dealing with its convulsions to deal with it... Get to know the disease, I advise you to read the article carefully until the end, because this disease suddenly causes trouble and trouble for the patient, and it is necessary to know all the necessary things in this disease.... ### Epilepsy and mortality Why it is important to know about epilepsy and its relationship to mortality An important issue is that some patients think that only going to the doctor and taking medicine can save them from seizures and epileptic attacks... But this is not a definite issue, a neurologist alone is not enough for an epileptic patient... Knowing about the dangers and risks of epilepsy and brain seizures makes the patient and those around them, who play a very important role in choosing a disease and lifestyle, gain knowledge and a normal lifestyle... > ## These are some of the reasons are associated with death due to epilepsy Sudden and unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) - Status epilepticus - Death in status - Death during pregnancy - commit suicide ### SUDEP Unexpected and sudden death due to epilepsy SUDEP is one of the most common causes of death from epilepsy, the reason that causes one to two people out of every 1000 patients to die because of this, such statistics are more in tonic-clonic epilepsy patients and in fact the maximum statistics are related to this group, although in this case there is no specific cause.. The brain causes changes in heart rate and breathing in patients and causes interruption The heart or breathing becomes sick and this causes the death of convulsive patients.... Also, male gender, multi-drug treatments, early age of seizures, duration of epilepsy are other reasons related to this issue... ### Dangers and risk factors What are the risks and factors that increase the possibility of sudden death due to **SUDEP seizure**? - In some cases, such as the death of infants due to epilepsy, it cannot be said whether the cause was **SUDEP** or not, but there are factors that can increase the probability of such a death. do Most have SUDEP.. - Information is not available on people with myoclinic epilepsy - And finally, those who have mild epilepsy have a low probability of SUDEP and account for a very small percentage... > How to reduce the risk of SUDEP or sudden death due to epilepsy? ### Reduction of risk in epilepsy The most important thing to reduce the risk of SUDEP is to reduce seizures as much as possible and to control the disease. In this field, you must follow some points.. - Be sure to take your medications on time and without forgetting (in case you forget the medication, be sure to consult a neurologist) - If the seizures are not controlled, ask the neurologist or nurse about other treatment methods, such as epilepsy surgery... It is probably necessary to periodically perform an EEG test to check the severity of the disease... - Try not to sleep on your stomach, statistics show that the possibility of SUDEP increases in those who sleep on the stomach... - Finding your seizure pattern can help the neurologist to treat you, so remember one of the seizures And let the doctor know.. - A safety pillow is a pillow with holes in it that reduces the possibility of suffocation in sleep, although there is no scientific evidence to prove the reduction of SUDEP with the help of these pillows, it is useful if these pillows become dry.. Patients.. And if the patient has a problem, it can quickly transmit information or give an alarm. Although using this device is not always economical due to its price, it will be an effective help for patients in certain situations.