caa a22 4500 467921733 CHVBK 20180406152918.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20060201xx s 000 0 ger 10.1007/s10309-006-0159-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10309-006-0159-3 Besser Roland Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Krefeld, Lutherplatz 40, 47805, Krefeld, Germany aut EEG bei Altersepilepsien [Elektronische Daten] [Roland Besser] EEG in epilepsy in the elderly The diagnostic yield of the EEG is thought to be less useful in the elderly epileptic patient. This retrospective study evaluates the results of repeated EEG recordings in 137 patients aged 65 years or more, who were admitted to the hospital because of epilepsy or a first unprovoked seizure. The mean number of records was three during an average period of 7 days. Epileptiform activity was present in 39%, focal slowing in 28%, and 25% had normal recordings. In 9 of 31 patients, epileptiform activity was detected in a sleep deprivation EEG. Recordings obtained within two days after the last seizure showed more epileptiform activity than those with longer intervals. The frequency of epileptiform activity decreased with follow-up recordings, whereas focal slowing remained unchanged. These results are in accordance with the incidence and the follow-up of epileptiform activity in younger adult epileptic patients. Steinkopff-Verlag, 2006 Epilepsy in the elderly nationallicence EEG recordings nationallicence incidence of epileptiform activity nationallicence follow-up investigations nationallicence comparison to younger epileptic patiens nationallicence Altersepilepsien nationallicence EEG-Befunde nationallicence Häufigkeit epilepsietypischer Veränderungen nationallicence Verlaufsuntersuchungen nationallicence Vergleich mit jüngeren Epilepsiepatienten nationallicence Zeitschrift für Epileptologie Steinkopff-Verlag 19/1(2006-02-01), 6-10 1617-6782 19:1<6 2006 19 10309 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10309-006-0159-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10309-006-0159-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Besser Roland Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Krefeld, Lutherplatz 40, 47805, Krefeld, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Zeitschrift für Epileptologie Steinkopff-Verlag 19/1(2006-02-01), 6-10 1617-6782 19:1<6 2006 19 10309 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer