Pharmacological Treatment of Epilepsy in Elderly Patients

The incidence and prevalence of epilepsy are highest in elderly people, and the etiologies of epilepsy in the elderly differ from those in other age groups. Moreover, diagnosing and treating epilepsy in elderly people may be challenging due to differences in clinical characteristics and physiologica...

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Autores principales: Seo, Jong-Geun, Cho, Yong Won, Kim, Keun Tae, Kim, Dong Wook, Yang, Kwang Ik, Lee, Soon-Tae, Byun, Jung-Ick, No, Young Joo, Kang, Kyung Wook, Kim, Daeyoung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Neurological Association 2020
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7542002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33029960
http://dx.doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2020.16.4.556
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Sumario:The incidence and prevalence of epilepsy are highest in elderly people, and the etiologies of epilepsy in the elderly differ from those in other age groups. Moreover, diagnosing and treating epilepsy in elderly people may be challenging due to differences in clinical characteristics and physiological changes associated with aging. This review focuses on the pharmacological treatment of epilepsy in elderly patients.

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