title: [Epilepsy in middle and older age].
abstract: Single fits and epileptic illness are more frequent in advanced age; their occurrence reaches the same frequency as in the neonatal period. Their origin and the possibilities of treatment are tightly connected to the process of ageing, a fact that requires special consideration. The main reasons for new epileptic attacks in the group of age 65 or more are structural changes, i.e. ischemic infarctions, tumors and atrophic involution. For certain patients, the use of antiepileptic drugs may be limited by unavoidable side effects. Complete cure of the attacks in advanced age is rare, but with a well selected treatment sufficient control is often possible.
authors.affiliation: Neurologische Universitätsklinik Basel.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scollo-Lavizzari
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kätterer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kocher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants
vernacular_title: Epilepsien des mittleren und höheren Lebensalters.