EPILEPSY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS (DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES)
Physicians frequently consider that epilepsy is a disease in children and young adults; however, its incidence in elderly patients is not lower and commonly higher than those among children and young people. Among the causes of epilepsy in elderly patients, there is a predominance of acute and chron...
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| description | Physicians frequently consider that epilepsy is a disease in children and young adults; however, its incidence in elderly patients is not lower and commonly higher than those among children and young people. Among the causes of epilepsy in elderly patients, there is a predominance of acute and chronic cerebral circulatory disorders (50 % of all cases). Other causes of epilepsy (neurodegenerative processes, tumors, etc.) are rarely encountered in the elderly. However, there is actually no real pattern of incidence of epilepsy in the elderly since the diversity and features of its clinical manifestations in these patients, as well as difficulties in describing their status make the diagnosis of the disease very hard in this category of patients. Seizures without loss of consciousness, which are especially associated with the development of transient muscle tone disorders and autonomic dysfunction, are commonly regarded as benign vertigo, autonomic or mental disorders. This study has indicated that the development of epilepsy in the elderly, which results from cerebrovascular and neurodegenerative pathology, is not a rare, but relatively common neurological disorder. By taking into account the aging tendency in economically developed countries, the increasing number of elderly patients with epilepsy is an important medical and economic problem that calls for in-depth investigation, timely diagnosis,and treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-81ccfdebb92d4428a6896f41017bd9012025-08-20T03:22:02ZrusABV-pressРусский журнал детской неврологии2073-88032412-91782015-04-0192242910.17650/2073-8803-2014-9-2-24-2912EPILEPSY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS (DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES)S. A. Gulyaev0I. V. Arkhipenko1Pacific State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, VladivostokExtramed, MoscowPhysicians frequently consider that epilepsy is a disease in children and young adults; however, its incidence in elderly patients is not lower and commonly higher than those among children and young people. Among the causes of epilepsy in elderly patients, there is a predominance of acute and chronic cerebral circulatory disorders (50 % of all cases). Other causes of epilepsy (neurodegenerative processes, tumors, etc.) are rarely encountered in the elderly. However, there is actually no real pattern of incidence of epilepsy in the elderly since the diversity and features of its clinical manifestations in these patients, as well as difficulties in describing their status make the diagnosis of the disease very hard in this category of patients. Seizures without loss of consciousness, which are especially associated with the development of transient muscle tone disorders and autonomic dysfunction, are commonly regarded as benign vertigo, autonomic or mental disorders. This study has indicated that the development of epilepsy in the elderly, which results from cerebrovascular and neurodegenerative pathology, is not a rare, but relatively common neurological disorder. By taking into account the aging tendency in economically developed countries, the increasing number of elderly patients with epilepsy is an important medical and economic problem that calls for in-depth investigation, timely diagnosis,and treatment.https://rjdn.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/18epilepsyold ageelectroencephalography |
| spellingShingle | S. A. Gulyaev I. V. Arkhipenko EPILEPSY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS (DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES) Русский журнал детской неврологии epilepsy old age electroencephalography |
| title | EPILEPSY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS (DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES) |
| title_full | EPILEPSY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS (DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES) |
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| title_short | EPILEPSY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS (DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES) |
| title_sort | epilepsy in elderly patients diagnostic features |
| topic | epilepsy old age electroencephalography |
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