RT Book, Section
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
SR Print(0)
ID 1136592974
T1 Epilepsy
T2 Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 7e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071833455
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1136592974
RD 2024/04/18
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.