Etiological prevalence of epilepsy and epileptic seizures in hospitalized elderly in a Brazilian tertiary center – Salvador - Brazil

Epilepsy in the elderly has high incidence and prevalence and is often underecognized. Objective To describe etiological prevalence of epilepsy and epileptic seizures in elderly inpatients. Methods Retrospective analysis was performed on elderly patients who had epilepsy or epileptic seizures during...

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Main Author: Assis,Telma Rocha de (author)
Other Authors: Bacellar,Aroldo (author), Costa,Gersonita (author), Nascimento,Osvaldo J. M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000200083
Country:Brazil
Oai:oai:scielo:S0004-282X2015000200083