title: [Epilepsy and dementia].
abstract: Japan is experiencing an increase in the number of dementia patients, and the incidence of epilepsy is high among the elderly. A survey, from 2007 to 2012, of 279 epilepsy patients admitted to our hospital's neurology department showed that newly-onset epilepsy occurred more frequently in elderly patients. Of 153 elderly patients with epilepsy, aged 65 years and older, 31(20.2%) had dementia as an underlying disease. Although the prevalence of epilepsy in dementia is varied, higher brain dysfunctions are known to occur as a result of epilepsy. Considering such symptoms as epilepsy with higher brain dysfunction (E-HBD) would enable clinical investigation without overlooking higher brain dysfunctions that have effective treatments.
authors.forename: Seiichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishigaki
authors.forename: Azusa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawamura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D055815:Young Adult