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Seizure disorders: the changes with age.

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  • 1G. H. Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York.

Epilepsia
|January 1, 1992
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Age significantly impacts epilepsy, influencing risk factors, seizure characteristics, and prognosis. Older age itself appears to be an independent risk factor for epilepsy, particularly partial seizures.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Epileptology
  • Geriatric Medicine

Background:

  • Age is a critical factor influencing the understanding and management of convulsive disorders.
  • It plays a role in identifying risk factors and understanding the specific characteristics of seizure disorders in individuals with epilepsy.
  • Age-related changes in seizure manifestations are observable and significant.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the multifaceted influence of age on epilepsy.
  • To examine age as a determinant of epilepsy risk factors, seizure characteristics, and prognosis.
  • To investigate age as an independent risk factor for epilepsy.

Main Methods:

  • Review of literature on age-related factors in epilepsy.
  • Analysis of age as a determinant for risk, manifestation, and outcome in convulsive disorders.

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  • Examination of age's role in acute symptomatic seizures and prognosis (remission, relapse, mortality).

    • Main Results:

    • Age is a key determinant for epilepsy risk factors and seizure disorder characteristics.
    • Age influences the occurrence of acute symptomatic seizures due to various insults.
    • Age significantly impacts prognosis, including remission, medication withdrawal, relapse, and mortality.
    • Age appears to be an independent risk factor for epilepsy, especially partial seizures.

    Conclusions:

    • Age profoundly influences the approach to epilepsy management and understanding.
    • Age is a critical determinant across the spectrum of epilepsy, from risk and presentation to prognosis.
    • The independent risk factor status of age for epilepsy, particularly partial seizures, warrants further investigation.