[Good medicinal practice in epilepsy in the elderly]

Vincent Dauny; Alix Minaud; Marc Verny

doi:10.1016/j.sger.2023.07.005

[Good medicinal practice in epilepsy in the elderly]

Soins Gerontol. 2023 Sep-Oct;28(163):19-22. doi: 10.1016/j.sger.2023.07.005. Epub 2023 Aug 9.

[Article in French]

Authors

Vincent Dauny¹, Alix Minaud², Marc Verny³

Affiliations

¹ Département de gériatrie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière (AP-HP), 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Faculté de médecine, Paris, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Département de gériatrie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière (AP-HP), 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Faculté de médecine, Paris, France.
³ Département de gériatrie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière (AP-HP), 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Faculté de médecine, Paris, France; UMR8256 (CNRS), Team Neuronal Cell Biology & Pathology, Paris, France.

PMID: 37716776
DOI: 10.1016/j.sger.2023.07.005

Abstract

Epilepsy is a frequent disease in the elderly. Diagnosis must be precise and systematic. Initiation of treatment must be assessed according to epileptic risk and comorbidities. Several treatments exist, but there is no miracle solution. Epileptic patients must be monitored regularly, and their tolerance of treatment monitored. The efficacy of the proposed treatments is generally good.

Keywords: comorbiditie; comorbidité; diagnostic approach; démarche diagnostique; epilepsy; epileptic risk; risque épileptique; traitement; treatment; épilepsie.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Aged
Epilepsy* / diagnosis
Epilepsy* / drug therapy
Humans