Incidence of Fractures among Epilepsy Patients: A Population‐based Retrospective Cohort Study in the General Practice Research Database

Abstract

The overall risk of fractures was nearly twice as high among patients with epilepsy compared with the general population. The relative fracture risk was highest for hip and femur. Further study is necessary to elucidate whether this elevated risk is due to the disease, the use of antiepileptic drugs, or both.