Epilepsy Late

Late-onset epilepsy develops more often in older people. Vascular dementia is the cause of about ⅕ of all new cases of epilepsy. Among patients with late-onset epilepsy, elderly people from 60 to 75 years predominate; average age is 80 years or more. It occurs 3 times more often in men than in women. 1. Causes of late epilepsy

Various factors play a role in the occurrence of late epileptic seizures. Atherosclerosis and chronic vascular diseases of the brain play a major role. Vascular lesions usually give rise to diff