Is epilepsy in the elderly underdiagnosed? An investigation in an old people's home;Werden epilepsien bei älteren menschen übersehen? Eine untersuchung in altenheimen

Nervenarzt

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 691-698

  Flierl Hecht, A ^f   Pfafflin M ^a   May, T W ^b   Kohlschutter S ^c   Hensel, B ^d   Stefan, H ^e  

^a EPILEPSY CENTER BETHEL   (Germany)

^b Gesellschaft fuer Epilepsieforschung   (Germany)

^c Landesvorsitzender Bayerischer Hausärzteverband BHÄV   (Germany)

^d Chirotherapie Manuelle Medizin   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Epilepsy in the elderly; Falls; Unconsciousness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPILEPSY; FALLING; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MUSCLE CRAMP; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORTHOPEDICS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EPILEPSY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CRAMP; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0041430884     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-003-1533-2     Document Type: Article

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