Epilepsy in the elderly: Comparing clinical characteristics with younger patients

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 283-293

  Stefan, H ^a   May, T W ^b   Pfafflin M ^b   Brandt, C ^b   Furatsch N ^c   Schmitz, B ^d   Wandschneider, B ^d   Kretz, R ^e   Runge, U ^f   Geithner, J ^f   Karakizlis, C ^g   Rosenow, F ^g   Kerling, F ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b EPILEPSY CENTER BETHEL   (Germany)

^c Epilepsy Center Berlin Brandenburg   (Germany)

^d VIVANTES HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^e Neurological Rehabilitation Clinic   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

^h Orthopedic Hospital Rummelsberg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Epilepsy in the elderly; Etiology; Seizure semiology

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); ONSET AGE; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; VERY ELDERLY; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEIZURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897965193     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ane.12218     Document Type: Article

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