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doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7528.1317.
Epilepsy in elderly people
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- DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7528.1317
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Epilepsy in elderly people
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Age specific prevalence and incidence of treated epilepsy in the United Kingdom
Algorithm for management of seizures and epilepsy in elderly people
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
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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