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Burbridge, P., Allen, S. C., Vassallo, M. and Kwan, J. W., 2008. Antiepileptic drugs for older people. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 18 (01), pp. 1-12.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0959259808002694
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259808002694
Abstract
Epilepsy in older people is a common problem. It is estimated that in Europe there are 85 000 new cases of epilepsy annually in those over 65 years old, equivalent to an incidence of 100 per 100 000. Incidence increases with age and the rate in older people is higher than in all but the first year of life. The older population has a median prevalence of 4.7 per 1000 (range 3.0 to 7.3) from nine studies and may be underestimated by case-ascertainment bias common to many studies of older people.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSN: | 0959-2598 |
| Subjects: | Technology > Medicine and Health > Medicine and Surgery |
| Group: | School of Health and Social Care > Centre for Postgraduate Medical Research and Education |
| ID Code: | 13077 |
| Deposited By: | Prof Stephen Allen |
| Deposited On: | 28 Feb 2010 18:53 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Mar 2013 15:21 |
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