Seizures in Alzheimer Disease
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Seizures in Alzheimer disease: who, when, and how common?
BACKGROUND Transient symptoms in Alzheimer disease (AD) are frequent and include seizures, syncope, and episodes of inattention or confusion. The incidence of seizures in AD and predictors of which patients with AD might be more predisposed to them is based primarily on retrospective studies and is not well established. OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence and predictors of new-onset unprovok...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2009.130