Incidence of dementia in patients with adult-onset epilepsy of unknown causes

J Neurol Sci. 2018 Dec 15:395:71-76. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2018.09.010. Epub 2018 Sep 13.

Authors

Osamu Kawakami¹, Yasuo Koike², Tetsuo Ando³, Makoto Sugiura³, Hiroko Kato³, Keita Hiraga³, Hiroshi Kito³, Hajime Kondo³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Aichi, Japan. Electronic address: kawaosa@kosei.anjo.aichi.jp.
² College of Life and Health Sciences, Chubu University, Aichi, Japan.
³ Department of Neurology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Aichi, Japan.

PMID: 30292966
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2018.09.010

No abstract available

Keywords: Adult-onset epilepsy; Alzheimer's disease (AD); Cerebrovascular disease (CVD); Dementia; Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).

Publication types

Observational Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Age of Onset
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Atherosclerosis / epidemiology
Cerebrovascular Disorders / epidemiology
Dementia / epidemiology*
Epilepsy / epidemiology*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors