Prospective Regional Epilepsy Database
Prospective Regional Epilepsy Database
PREDICT is an observational study following adults with an unprovoked seizure or epilepsy in
 the health care region of western Sweden. The objective is to identify biomarkers and/or
 genetic predisposition of relevance for diagnosis and/or treatment of epilepsy and study the
 long-term prognosis and consequences of epilepsy.
Adults over 18 years of age, with an unprovoked seizure in the last year or epilepsy,
 resident in the health care region of western Sweden (VGR) at the time of inclusion.

 Baseline data and outcome variables are collected from several patient registries: the
 electronic medical records system in the health care region VGR and Swedish National
 Registers of healthcare, income, and employment managed by The National Board of Health and
 Welfare or Statistics Sweden, both of which are government agencies.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Over 18 years of age

 -  An unprovoked seizure within the last year or a diagnosis of epilepsy according to the
 current International League Against Epilepsy definition (epilepsy with seizure in the
 last ten or antiepileptic drug treatment in the last five years)

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Expected survival less than two years

 -  Inability to give informed consent