Epilepsy in the elderly: Some clinical and pharmacotherapeutic aspects

Epilepsia

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2001, Pages 55-59

  Krämer, Günter ^a  

^a SWISS EPILEPSY CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Concomitant disease; Epidemiology; Epilepsy in the elderly; Pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMENTIA; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG METABOLISM; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0034871561     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.042suppl.3055.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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