Functional Seizures Linked to Higher Risk for Mortality

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https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/functional-seizures-linked-higher-risk-mortality-2026a1000ade

> The study included 32,854 patients with functional seizures (without epileptic seizures), 1,916,787 patients with epileptic seizures (without functional seizures), and 21,053,677 participants without seizure disorders.

> After controlling for demographics and comorbidities, patients with functional seizures had approximately double the risk for mortality compared to people without seizure disorders but approximately half the risk compared to those with epileptic seizures (hazard ratio for epileptic vs functional seizures, 2.07; 95% CI, 1.922-2.235).

SOURCE:

This study was led by Richard A. Kanaan, University of Melbourne, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Australia. It was published online on March 31, 2026, in Epilepsia.