TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 69. Epilepsy
A1  - Leppik, Ilo E.
A2  - Halter, Jeffrey B.
A2  - Ouslander, Joseph G.
A2  - Tinetti, Mary E.
A2  - Studenski, Stephanie
A2  - High, Kevin P.
A2  - Asthana, Sanjay
PY  - 2009
T2  - Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 6e
AB  - There  is  currently  a  debate  within  the  medical  community  regarding  the  precise  definition  of  epilepsy.  In  the  past,  it  was  accepted  that  a  person  should  not  be  diagnosed  as  having  epilepsy  until  that  individual  had  two  or  more  seizures.  However,  with  current  diagnostic  tools,  brain  pathology  can  be  readily  identified,  and  studies  have  shown  that  persons  with  certain  conditions,  such  as  stroke  or  brain  tumor,  have  a  high  probability  of  having  more  seizures  after  a  single  seizure.  As  a  result,  many  epileptologists,  including  prominent  members  of  the  ILAE  (International  League  Against  Epilepsy),  are  proposing  that  epilepsy  be  defined  as  a  condition  of  the  central  nervous  system  predisposing  to  seizures.  Thus,  a  single  seizure  associated  with  specific  pathology  would  be  sufficient  to  initiate  treatment  to  prevent  further  seizures.  This  is  of  particular  importance  to  the  geriatrician  because  many  persons  with  seizures  in  this  age  group  have  identifiable  brain  pathology.  
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Y2  - 2022/05/26
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