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While seizure-related injuries have been abundantly documented, this has been done in cohorts of persons with epilepsy (PWE) on adequate treatment. Comprehensive epilepsy management includes not only optimal antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment based on a patient’s syndromic diagnosis, seizure type(s) and body weight, but also the management of comorbidities if any and patient education and counselling especially regarding AED compliance and lifestyle modifications so as to minimize the risk of seizure-related injuries.