TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Epilepsy A1 - Winkel, Daniel A1 - Karakis, Ioannis A2 - Halter, Jeffrey B. A2 - Ouslander, Joseph G. A2 - Studenski, Stephanie A2 - High, Kevin P. A2 - Asthana, Sanjay A2 - Supiano, Mark A. A2 - Ritchie, Christine PY - 2017 T2 - Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 7e AB - Learning ObjectivesUnderstand the epidemiology, classification, and common clinical presentations of epilepsy in older adults.Learn the principles that guide treatment of epilepsy and how age-associated changes in body composition and drug metabolism affect therapy with antiepileptic drugs in older adults.Acquire knowledge about the mechanism of action, indications, efficacy, and adverse effects of commonly used medications to treat epilepsy in older adults.Learn about nonpharmacologic management of refractory epilepsy in older adults, including the role of resective surgery and neurostimulation.Understand how common comorbidities can confound the clinical presentation and treatment of epilepsy in older adults. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1136592974 ER -