Experiences in an Epilepsy Polyclinic: Epilepsy in the Elderly

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dc.contributor.authorOzkan, Adile
dc.contributor.authorCandan, Fatma
dc.contributor.authorCanturk, Ilknur Aydin
dc.contributor.authorGokceer, Sevda Yildiz
dc.contributor.authorIsik, Nihal
dc.contributor.authorKaraman, Handan Isin Ozisik
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T21:21:20Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T21:21:20Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjectives: Epilepsy is one of the most common serious neurological disorders in the elderly. In this study the demographic and clinical features, etiological factors, seizure types and response ratios to treatment are presented for a group of patients aged 60 years and over diagnosed with epilepsy. Results: Twenty-five patients aged 60 years and over who applied to the epilepsy polyclinic were retrospectively investigated. Results: Average patient age was 75.0 +/- 7.1 years and average disease duration was 2.32 +/- 1.8 years. Sixteen patients were male and 9 female. Among the patients, cerebrovascular disease (17 patients), brain tumor (1 patient), arachnoid cyst (1 patient), aneurysm (1 patient) and myocardial infarction (1 patient) were considered as the underlying factors in seizure development. In the remaining 4 cases, no etiological cause was determined. Seizure types were; secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizure (20 patients), simple partial seizure (2 patients), status epilepticus seizure (2 patients), and complex partial seizure (1 patient). EEG findings were abnormal in 32% of the patients (n=8). When evaluated for treatment, 18 patients received monotherapy; 6 patients used double, and 1 patient used triple drugs. The follow-up period in 21 cases was without seizure. Conclusion: In the study, the most common etiological cause of epilepsy seen in the elderly was cerebrovascular disease. Seizure type was mainly secondary generalized tonic-clonic. The patients responded well to monotherapy and prognosis was improved.
dc.identifier.doi10.5505/epilepsi.2015.40288
dc.identifier.endpage58
dc.identifier.issn1300-7157
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage54
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5505/epilepsi.2015.40288
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/28901
dc.identifier.volume21
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000408860500003
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isotr
dc.publisherKare Publ
dc.relation.ispartofEpilepsi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectElderly
dc.subjectepilepsy
dc.titleExperiences in an Epilepsy Polyclinic: Epilepsy in the Elderly
dc.typeArticle

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