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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Epidemiology
  • Medical Research

Background:

  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) and epilepsy are common neurological disorders.
  • The co-occurrence of MS and epilepsy may exceed chance associations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if hospitalizations for MS and epilepsy occur together more frequently than by chance.
  • To quantify the risk of epilepsy in individuals with MS and vice versa.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of linked hospital admission records from the Oxford Record Linkage Study (ORLS) and national English data (1999-2011).
  • Calculation of relative risks (RR) for epilepsy following MS admission and MS following epilepsy admission, compared to control cohorts.

Main Results:

  • Significantly elevated RR for epilepsy after MS hospitalization (ORLS: 4.1, England: 3.3).
  • Elevated RR for epilepsy occurring 10+ years after MS diagnosis (ORLS: 4.7, England: 3.9).
  • Elevated RR for MS after epilepsy hospitalization (ORLS: 2.5, England: 1.9).

Conclusions:

  • Multiple sclerosis and epilepsy are associated more commonly than predicted by chance.
  • Clinical awareness of epilepsy risk in MS patients is warranted.
  • Findings may inform research into shared or interacting pathological mechanisms.