J Clin Neurol.  2020 Oct;16(4):556-561. 10.3988/jcn.2020.16.4.556.

Pharmacological Treatment of Epilepsy in Elderly Patients

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
  • 2Department of Neurology, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
  • 3Department of Neuroloy, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 4Department of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea
  • 5Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 6Department of Neurology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea
  • 7Department of Neurology, Samsung Noble County, Yongin, Korea
  • 8Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea
  • 9Department of Neurology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea

Abstract

The incidence and prevalence of epilepsy are highest in elderly people, and the etiologies of epilepsy in the elderly differ from those in other age groups. Moreover, diagnosing and treating epilepsy in elderly people may be challenging due to differences in clinical characteristics and physiological changes associated with aging. This review focuses on the pharmacological treatment of epilepsy in elderly patients.

Keyword

epilepsy; elderly; treatment
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