One year of seizure freedom reduces premature death in people with epilepsy in rural China: A 10-year cohort study.

Mortality in this cohort remains more than twice that of the general population, with sudden death accounting for one third of cases. Achieving 1-year seizure freedom even once during follow-up substantially reduced mortality risk and altered cause-of-death distributions. This finding underscores seizure control as a practical and encouraging treatment goal in resource-limited settings.