Care in people 60 years of age and over with chronic or recently diagnosed epilepsy: A note review in United Kingdom general practice
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Care in people 60 years of age and over with chronic or recently diagnosed epilepsy: A note review in United Kingdom general practice
AIM To ascertain present United Kingdom (UK) management processes for epilepsy in older people. METHOD This was a general practice notes review of people being treated for epilepsy 60 years and over. RESULTS The cohort of 110 was from six practices. Seizure frequency in older people with epilepsy appears lower than in general; 75% are seizure free. This compares with 40-60% of people in oth...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seizure
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1059-1311
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2008.06.003