Causes of death
| Cause of death, n (%) | Female, operated | Male, operated | All, operated | Female, non-operated | Male, non-operated | All, non-operated |
| All SUDEP | 19 (33.3) | 21 (28) | 40 (30.3) | 8 (22.2) | 14 (32.6) | 22 (27.8) |
| Definite SUDEP | 12 (21) | 18 (24) | 30 (22.7) | 6 (16.7) | 11 (25.6) | 17 (21.5) |
| Probable SUDEP | 7 (12.5) | 3 (4) | 10 (7.6) | 2 (5.6) | 3 (7) | 5 (6.3) |
| Cancer (brain tumours excluded) | 12 (21.1) | 10 (13.3) | 22 (16.7) | 7 (19.4) | 5 (11.6) | 12 (15.2) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 6 (10.5) | 15 (20) | 21 (15.9) | 6 (16.7) | 8 (18.6) | 14 (17.7) |
| Brain tumour | 8 (14) | 6 (8) | 14 (10.6) | 5 (13.9) | 1 (2.3) | 6 (7.6) |
| Infection | 4 (7) | 3 (4) | 7 (5.3) | 0 (0) | 3 (7) | 3 (3.8) |
| Status epilepticus | 0 (0) | 2 (2.7) | 2 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.3) | 1 (1.3) |
| Suicide | 1 (1.8) | 6 (8) | 7 (5.3) | 2 (5.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.5) |
| Accident (including drowning) | 0 (0) | 5 (6.7) | 5 (3.8) | 4 (11.1) | 4 (9.3) | 8 (10.1) |
| Other* | 7 (12.3) | 7 (9.3) | 14 (10.6) | 4 (11.1) | 7 (16.3) | 11 (13.9) |
| Total | 57 (43.2) | 75 (56.8) | 132 (100) | 36 (45.6) | 43 (54.4) | 79 (100) |
*The category ‘other’ included six pulmonary diseases, four unknown diagnosis, three gastrointestinal diseases, three intoxications (non-suicide), two epilepsy surgery complications, two kidney diseases, one multiple sclerosis, one dementia, one aspiration, one anaphylaxis and one alcoholism.
SUDEP, sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.