Chapter 9. Epilepsy
- Stephen Jackson Professor of Geriatric Medicine2,
- Paul Jansen3,
- Arduino Mangoni4
Published Online: 2 APR 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9780470017975.ch9
Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Prescribing for Elderly Patients
Additional Information
How to Cite
Willoughby, J. O., Frasca, J. and Whitham, E. M. (2009) Epilepsy, in Prescribing for Elderly Patients (eds S. Jackson, P. Jansen and A. Mangoni), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470017975.ch9
Editor Information
- 2
Department of Clinical Gerontology, King's College Hospital, London, UK
- 3
Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 4
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia
Publication History
- Published Online: 2 APR 2009
- Published Print: 27 MAY 2009
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470024287
Online ISBN: 9780470017975
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- epilepsy - common problem at any age, especially so in elderly;
- key to diagnosis of epilepsy - history of abrupt onset, brief changes in behaviour and prompt recovery;
- aetiology of epilepsy (%) in elderly persons;
- newer anti-epileptic drugs;
- phenobarbitone and primidone - significant effects on cognitive function;
- therapy scheme of advised drugs;
- anti-epileptic drugs (AED);
- drug withdrawal
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Aetiology
Symptoms and signs
Diagnosis
Therapy
Newer anti-epileptic drugs
Safety of anti-epileptic drugs
Therapy scheme of the advised drugs
Clinically-important drug interactions within anti-epileptic drugs
Clinically-important drug interactions with other drugs
Important adverse effects
Drug withdrawal
Key points
References