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标题：Epilepsy in the Elderly and Depression
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作者：Šepić Grahovac, Dubravka ; Ružić, Klementina ; Grahovac, Tanja 等
期刊名称：Collegium Antropologicum
印刷版ISSN：0350-6134
出版年度：2011
卷号：35 - supplement 2
期号：2
页码：179-181
出版社：Hrvatsko antropološko društvo
摘要：Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological problems affecting approximately 1% of the world’s population with higher incidence among elderly individuals. Although depression is a common comorbid condition in patients with epilepsy, there is a paucity of information regarding depression in geriatric patients with epilepsy. This study analysed a group of 83 patients affected by different epilepsy phenotypes accompanied by mental disorders, especially depression. Antiepileptic and antipsychotic drug treatment has been evaluated, particularly a positive effect of the new antiepileptics (monotherapy and polytherapy) both on the reduction of seizures and mental disorders.
关键词：epilepsy; depression; antiepileptic drugs