Open AccessAging and the Epidemiology of Epilepsy
Author(s) -
Ettore Beghi,
Giorgia Giussani
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
neuroepidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1423-0208
pISSN - 0251-5350
DOI - 10.1159/000493484
Subject(s) - epilepsy , medicine , incidence (geometry) , dementia , stroke (engine) , epidemiology , population , pediatrics , gerontology , psychiatry , disease , environmental health , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering
Epilepsy is a chronic disorder affecting all ages but with a peak in the elderly. The association of epilepsy with age can be explained by the predominance of brain diseases with epileptogenic potential (mostly stroke and dementia) and by the effects of the aging process through a number of molecular mechanisms involving networks of neurons with focal or diffuse distribution.