Epileptic seizures in elderly people aetiology and seizure type

Chung Yang Sung; Nai Shin Chu

doi:10.1093/ageing/19.1.25

Epileptic seizures in elderly people aetiology and seizure type

Chung Yang Sung
, Nai Shin Chu^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Medicine

Chang Gung University

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We have studied 342 patients who had their first seizures after the age of 60 years. The causes of seizures were identified in 305 patients (89%) with cerebrovascular disease accounting for 39°_o, head injury 21°_o, brain tumours 11%, metabolic disorders 7°_o, multifactorial aetiology 6°_o, and CNS infection 4°_o. The majority of patients (80%) had focal onset seizures that were secondarily generalized in 50°_o.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-30
Number of pages	6
Journal	Age and Ageing
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/19.1.25
State	Published - 01 1990

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