Tip - Can Children Die from Epilepsy?

Seeing your child have a seizure is frightening. Many parents fear that their child could die during a seizure. The doctor may have tried to reassure you by telling you that children who are generally healthy will not die as a result of epilepsy. Is that true? What is the real story? Studies of large numbers of children with epilepsy may help you relax. Many earlier studies of death in epilepsy included mostly adults. It appears that the results and the risk factors for children may be quite different.
Tags: risk factors, death, SUDEP, children, mortality, studies, neurologic disorders