Volume : VII, Issue : V, May - 2017

STUDY OF SEIZURES IN ELDERLY

Chezhian D, Ganesan K

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 In older adults and elderly the frequent causes of seizures are  cereovascular disease, ain tumors, alcohol withdrawal, metabolic disorders , degenerative diseases and idiopathic. 82 patients with seizures, who were more than 50 years old were analysed. Unlike in young, most of the seizures in the age group studied, had their etiologies established. Hence, in a patient with new onset seizures more than 50 years, all efforts to identify the etiology should be made. Thorough search to rule out metabolic factors as cause of seizures should be an early priority. CT ain and MRI are indispensable in patients more than 50 years with new onset seizures

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Chezhian D, Ganesan K, STUDY OF SEIZURES IN ELDERLY, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾5 | May‾2017

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