Identifying and managing epilepsy in older adults

Nursing Times

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 20-23

  Austin, Jill ^a   Abdulla, Aza ^b  

^a Orpington Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b Princess Royal University Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Older people; Quality of life; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPILEPSY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPILEPSY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875060429     PISSN: 09547762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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