Seizures in the elderly: Impact on mental status, mood, and sleep

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 540-544

  Haut, Sheryl R ^a   Katz, Mindy ^a   Masur, Jonathan ^a   Lipton, Richard B ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive decline; Depression; Elderly; Epilepsy; Epilepsy comorbidity; Sleep disturbance

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ELDERLY CARE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MONOTHERAPY; MOOD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; SOMNOLENCE;

AFFECT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANXIETY; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEIZURES; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 63049097976     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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