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Late‐life absence status epilepticus: a female disorder?
Author(s) -
Szűcs Anna,
Barcs Gábor,
Jakus Rita,
Rásonyi György,
Lalit Narula,
Holló András,
Kelemen Anna,
Janszky József,
Halász Péter
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
epileptic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.673
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1950-6945
pISSN - 1294-9361
DOI - 10.1684/epd.2008.0186
Subject(s) - status epilepticus , dominance (genetics) , medicine , epilepsy , psychology , pediatrics , psychiatry , biology , biochemistry , gene
We report on three women and a review of the literature on absence status epilepticus over the age of 50 years. Our aim was to characterize the male‐female ratio in this condition. Out of 16 studies on absence status epilepticus over the age of 50, including our cases, a female dominance was found in 15. We found altogether, 104 (71%) females and 42 (29%) males. This gender difference is highly significant (p < 0.00001). We conclude that absence status epilepticus over the age of 50 is predominantly a female disorder.