There are times when a seizure can put the person in danger or others. 1. Falls: If you fall during a seizure, you may suffer a head injury or fracture. Drowning: People with epilepsy are 13 times more likely to drown while swimming or bathing because they may have seizures while in the water. 3. Car accidents: Loss of consciousness or inability to control oneself during a seizure is very dangerous if one is driving a car. 4. Pregnancy complications: Seizures during pregnancy put the mother and baby at risk, and certain antiepileptic drugs can increase the chance of birth defects. Most women can get pregnant and have healthy children, but they need to work with their doctor to adjust their medications and monitor their pregnancy. 5. Psychological problems: People with epilepsy are prone to psychological problems, especially depression, anxiety and, in severe cases, suicide, which may be caused by the seizures themselves or by the side effects of antiepileptic drugs. 6. Other rare, but potentially life-threatening complications. (1) Persistent status epilepticus: prolonged seizures or lack of recovery of consciousness between seizures, patients have an increased risk of permanent brain damage or death. (2) Sudden death without cause: Patients whose epilepsy is not well controlled have a slightly increased likelihood of sudden death, with a probability generally less than 1/1000, mostly in patients with generalized tonic-clonic seizures.