It is generally perceived that seizures occur most often in infants, and rarely in older adults. Recent data con- tradict this perception, indicating that aging is a risk factor for seizures. Indeed, the incidence of new-onset epilepsy is higher in people over the age of 60 than in ...
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Patients were ages 15 years or older with a minimal seizure duration of 30 minutes or more or successive generalized tonic clonic seizures without regaining consciousness in between. An Algorithm for Diagnosis and Treatment of Status Epilepticus in Adults There were no significant differences in latenci...
Adults presenting to the ED with a first-time seizure account for nearly 1% of ED visits annually. Seizures have a bimodal distribution, declining in older childhood until age 60, when the incidence increases again. Febrile seizures occur in approximately 3% of children and account for ...
published in the journalNaturein which investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston evaluated the brain function of two older women who had Alzheimer's, neither of whom had a history of seizures.9 Both were selected because they had unusually dramatic swings in Alzheimer's ...
2 There is also a potential for increased AED concentration for a given dose due to a reduced volume of distribution secondary to lower amounts of total body water in older individuals. The volume of distribution for fat-soluble drugs is greater in seniors due to an increased ratio of fat ...
Few studies have examined the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy to manage seizures and improve psychosocial functioning in older adults with epil... Deirdre,P.,McLaughlinKen,... - 《Journal of Behavioral Medicine》 被引量: 42发表: 2011年 Factors associated with illness representations in ...
Further longitudinal studies are required to understand the impact on morbidity and mortality arising from PSS in Africa. Introduction Stroke is a major cause of symptomatic seizures among older adults [[1], [2], [3]]. It is estimated that between 5 and 15% of stroke patients develop ...
I've done a deep dive into older studies that are showing that although many doctors may report that food allergies or sensitivities or intolerance causing seizures are rare, the evidence may show quite on the contrary. This particular journal titled "Epilepsy... ...