Elderly people and epilepsy: cognitive function
| Autor: | Raffaele Canger, Ada Piazzini, Rosanna Chifari, Maria Paola Canevini, Katherine Turner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Comorbidity Neuropsychological Tests Central nervous system disease Epilepsy medicine Elderly people Humans Psychiatry Geriatric Assessment Aged High prevalence Age Factors Geriatric assessment Cognition Neuropsychological battery medicine.disease Neurology Educational Status Regression Analysis Female Neurology (clinical) Epilepsies Partial Psychology Cognition Disorders |
| Zdroj: | Epilepsia. 47 |
| ISSN: | 0013-9580 |
| Popis: | Purpose: To evaluate cognitive function in a group of elderly patients with focal epilepsy versus healthy controls. Methods: A neuropsychological battery assessing major cognitive domains was administered to 40 patients with focal epilepsy aged ≥60 years, and to 40 controls matched for sex, age, and education. Results: Epilepsy patients performed significantly worse in most of the administered tests than controls (p < 0.05). Poor cognitive performances correlated with use of polytherapy. Conclusions: Given the high prevalence of epilepsy in the elderly, our results could have important implications for clinical and research purposes. |
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