Antiepileptic drugs patterns in elderly inpatients in a Brazilian tertiary center, Salvador, Brazil

Antiepileptic drugs patterns in elderly inpatients in a Brazilian tertiary center, Salvador, Brazil

Epilepsy is very prevalent among elderly inpatients and treatment is far from ideal. Objective To analyze prescribing patterns of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) for hospitalized elderly with epilepsy, their relations with comorbidities and comedications. Method We assessed prescription regimen of eld...

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Main Authors: Telma Rocha de Assis, Osvaldo J. M. Nascimento, Gersonita Costa, Aroldo Bacellar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2014-11-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
drogas antiepilépticas
idosos
epilepsia
crises epilépticas
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014001100874&lng=en&tlng=en

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