The phantom of progressive dementia in epilepsy

Lancet. 1999 Dec;354(9196):2133-4. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(99)03542-4.

Abstract

Age regression measures of memory in patients with epilepsy show that increased incidence of amnesia/dementia is not the consequence of progressive epilepsy.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aging*
  • Amnesia / diagnosis
  • Amnesia / etiology*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Child
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Dementia / diagnosis
  • Dementia / etiology*
  • Epilepsy / complications*
  • Epilepsy / surgery
  • Female
  • Hippocampus / pathology
  • Humans
  • Intelligence Tests
  • Male
  • Memory*
  • Middle Aged