Deaths due to<unk>  per million persons in 2012<unk>  cannot usually be cured, but medication can control seizures effectively in about 70% of cases. Of those with generalized seizures, more than 80% can be well controlled with medications while this is true in only 50% of people with focal seizures. One predictor of long-term outcome is the number of seizures that occur in the first six months. Other factors increasing the risk of a poor outcome include little response to the initial treatment, generalized seizures, a family history of<unk> , psychiatric problems, and waves on the EEG representing generalized epileptiform activity. In the developing world, 75% of people are either untreated or not appropriately treated. In Africa, 90% do not get treatment. This is partly related to appropriate medications not being available or being too expensive. Mortality People with<unk>  are at an increased risk of death. This increase is between 1.6 and 4.1 fold greater than that of the general population. The greatest increase in mortality from<unk>  is among the elderly. Those with<unk>  due to an unknown cause have little increased risk. Mortality is often related to: the underlying cause of the seizures, status epilepticus, suicide, trauma, and sudden unexpected death in<unk>  (SUDEP). Death from status epilepticus is primarily due to an underlying problem rather than missing doses of medications. The risk of suicide is between 2 and 6 times higher in those with<unk> ; the cause of this is unclear. SUDEP appears to be partly related to the frequency of generalized tonic-clonic seizures and accounts for about 15% of<unk> -related deaths; it is unclear how to decrease its risk. In the United Kingdom, it is estimated that 40–60% of deaths are possibly preventable. In the developing world, many deaths are due to untreated<unk>  leading to falls or status epilepticus.
Epilepsy
Electrolyte imbalance
Stroke
Syncope (medicine)
Photosensitive epilepsy
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Temporal lobe epilepsy
Exploding head syndrome