LAMOTRIGINE USE IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS

Abstract: epilepsy is 3d common neurologic problem after cerebrovascular diseases and dementia in elderly patients. At the onset of epilepsy in elderly patients the most frequent etiologic factors are cerebrovascular, neurodegenerativ diseases, neurosurgical pathology. About 25 % of epilepsy cases i...

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Main Authors: S. R. Nurmuhametova, R. V. Magzhanov
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Language:Russian
Published: IRBIS LLC 2016-05-01
Series:Эпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния
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Online Access:https://www.epilepsia.su/jour/article/view/22
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description Abstract: epilepsy is 3d common neurologic problem after cerebrovascular diseases and dementia in elderly patients. At the onset of epilepsy in elderly patients the most frequent etiologic factors are cerebrovascular, neurodegenerativ diseases, neurosurgical pathology. About 25 % of epilepsy cases in elderly patients are related to idiopathic epilepsy. In elderly people all type of seizures can be observed. In the international recommend ations on the treatment of elderly patients with focal seizures gabapentin, lamotrigine, carbamazepine are used. Lamotrigine is used as first line therapy of epilepsy in elderly patients in monotherapy or combined drug therapy.
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spelling doaj-art-d9ad9a7876f647408e0f3e793b5bbb2f2025-08-20T02:58:56ZrusIRBIS LLCЭпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния2077-83332311-40882016-05-0151485021LAMOTRIGINE USE IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY IN ELDERLY PATIENTSS. R. Nurmuhametova0R. V. Magzhanov1The Bashkir state medical university, Ufa; G.G. Kuvatova Republican clinical hospital, UfaThe Bashkir state medical university, Ufa; G.G. Kuvatova Republican clinical hospital, UfaAbstract: epilepsy is 3d common neurologic problem after cerebrovascular diseases and dementia in elderly patients. At the onset of epilepsy in elderly patients the most frequent etiologic factors are cerebrovascular, neurodegenerativ diseases, neurosurgical pathology. About 25 % of epilepsy cases in elderly patients are related to idiopathic epilepsy. In elderly people all type of seizures can be observed. In the international recommend ations on the treatment of elderly patients with focal seizures gabapentin, lamotrigine, carbamazepine are used. Lamotrigine is used as first line therapy of epilepsy in elderly patients in monotherapy or combined drug therapy.https://www.epilepsia.su/jour/article/view/22epilepsyelderly patientslamotrigine
spellingShingle S. R. Nurmuhametova
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LAMOTRIGINE USE IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
Эпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния
epilepsy
elderly patients
lamotrigine
title LAMOTRIGINE USE IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
title_full LAMOTRIGINE USE IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
title_fullStr LAMOTRIGINE USE IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
title_full_unstemmed LAMOTRIGINE USE IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
title_short LAMOTRIGINE USE IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
title_sort lamotrigine use in the treatment of epilepsy in elderly patients
topic epilepsy
elderly patients
lamotrigine
url https://www.epilepsia.su/jour/article/view/22
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