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Review
. 2005 Dec 3;331(7528):1317-22.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7528.1317.

Epilepsy in elderly people

Martin J Brodie  1 , Patrick Kwan
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Review

Epilepsy in elderly people

Martin J Brodie et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Fig 1
Age specific prevalence and incidence of treated epilepsy in the United Kingdom
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Fig 2
Algorithm for management of seizures and epilepsy in elderly people
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Fig 3
Remission rates according to age at starting treatment for epilepsy in 780 newly diagnosed patients. Remission was defined as freedom from all seizures for at least one year at evaluation
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Fig 4
Percentage of patients remaining in the trial over time. Elderly patients randomised to monotherapy with lamotrigine (n=199, P<0.001) or gabapentin (n=194, P=0.008) were more likely to remain on treatment than those receiving carbamazepine (n=197)
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