Women with epilepsy taking anti-epileptic drugs may have difficulty in preventing pregnancy using some contraception methods. This usually happens because some anti-epileptic drugs especially enzyme-inducing anti-epileptic drugs may interact with the methods… ...
It is well known that both falls and epileptic seizures are very frequent and harmful in the elderly. Moreover, although seizures may cause falls, their relationship is poorly documented in this population. We report four women (mean age: 84.5 years) who presented falls with: late-onset focal...
Because seizures are often silent in people with Alzheimer's, it is important to speak with your healthcare provider if you even suspect they are occurring. There is increasing evidence thatepilepsyis being underdiagnosed in this population of adults, particularly those who are elderly, homebound, ...
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Examines serum folate concentrations during pregnancy in women with epilepsy. Relation to antiepileptic drug concentrations, number of seizures, and fetal outcome; Correlations between serum folate concentrations and concurrent serum; Association between maternal serum folate concentrations and fetal outcome.年...
Upper Gastrointestinal pH in Seventy-Nine Healthy, Elderly, North American Men and Women Gastric and duodenal pH levels were measured in 79 healthy, elderly men and women (mean ± SD = 71 ± 5 years) under both fasted and fed conditions using t... TL Russell,RR Berardi,JL Barnett,... ...
Cost of pressure ulcer prevention in long-term care. GENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURESMIANSERINANTIDEPRESSANT THERAPEUTIC EFFECTDEPRESSIONELDERLYTo describe the total cost of pressure ulcer prevention, component costs ... GC Xakellis,R Frantz,A Lewis - 《Journal of the American Geriatrics Society》 被...
BACKGROUND:Being refractory to drugs remains an urgent treatment problem in status epilepticus (SE). The fact that γ-aminobutyric acid A receptors (GABAARs) become internalized and inactive, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) become externalized an
This leads to a change in the concentration of neurotransmitters in the brain: an increase in glutamate stimulant and a decrease in the substance that activates the electrical waves, causing seizures. Stroke This is the leading cause of epilepsy in the elderly; the rate of people with epilepsy...
Stroke is the leading cause of epilepsy in the elderly, ahead of degenerative diseases, tumors and head injuries. It constitutes a significant complication and a considerable comorbidity. The aim of our study was to describe the main factors implicated in the occurrence of post-stroke seizures and...