Open AccessNeuroimaging observations in a cohort of elderly manifesting with new onset seizures: Experience from a university hospital
Author(s) -
Sanjib Sinha,
Parthasarathy Satishchandra,
Balaji Rameshrao Kalband,
Rose Dawn Bharath,
Kandavel Thennarasu
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.104335
Subject(s) - medicine , epilepsy , atrophy , gliosis , neuroimaging , magnetic resonance imaging , cerebral atrophy , pediatrics , pathology , radiology , psychiatry
The occurrence of epilepsy is higher among elderly patients. The clinical manifestations of seizures, causes of epilepsy, and choice of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) are different in elderly people with epilepsy compared to the young.