Pharmacological Treatment of Epilepsy in Elderly Patients

Overview

Journal J Clin Neurol

Specialty Neurology

Date 2020 Oct 8

PMID 33029960

Citations 8

Authors

Jong Geun Seo

Yong Won Cho

Keun Tae Kim

Dong Wook Kim

Kwang Ik Yang

Soon Tae Lee

Jung Ick Byun

Young Joo No

Kyung Wook Kang

Daeyoung Kim

Affiliations

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Abstract

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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