ABSTRACT: Nonadherence to antiepileptic drugs and increased mortality: findings from the RANSOM Study.
Faught E, Duh MS, Weiner JR, Guérin A, Cunnington MC.
Neurology. 2008 Nov 11;71(20):1572-8. Epub 2008 Jun 18.
OBJECTIVES: The primary objective was to investigate whether nonadherence to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is associated with increased mortality and the secondary objective to examine whether nonadherence increases the risk of serious clinical events, including emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, motor vehicle accident (MVA) injuries, fractures, and head injuries.
CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that nonadherence to antiepileptic drugs can have serious or fatal consequences for patients with epilepsy.
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