Prognosis and Clinical Features of Idiopathic Generalised Epilepsy Patients Older Than 40 Years
Journal Title: Journal of Neurological Sciences-Turkish - Year 2012, Vol 29, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Idiopathic generalised epilepsies (IGE) are usually seen in the first two decades of life. There is a paucity of data of these patients when they get older. Methods: Patients admitted to our epilepsy center were screened for being older than 40 years at the time of last admission and being diagnosed with IGE according to ILAE-1989 criteria. The clinical features, syndromes and prognosis of 33 patients meeting the inclusion criteria were evaluated retrospectively. Results: Nineteen (58%) were female and mean age was 50,24±10,29. 16 cases had juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, 7 juvenile absence epilepsy, 4 childhood absence epilepsy, 2 IGE with generalised convulsive seizures (GCS), 3 atypical IGE with absence status epilepticus (ASE), 1 late onset IGE. 19 patients were using monotherapy whereas 13 were using polytherapy, and there is only one case without medication. The prognosis was evaluated as good in 54.5% (n:18) and as poor in 45.5 % (n: 15). Absence of family history of epilepsy, male gender were related with good prognosis without statistical significance. Prognosis was observed as better in the co-existence of myoclonia and GCS and in the group with GCS only, whereas the existence of absence seizures and frequent ASE were associated with poor prognosis. Conclusions: Almost half of the IGE patients older than 40 years had poor prognosis and should be followed up closely. It is remarkable that this group consists of well-known IGE syndromes diagnosed earlier rather than being late onset and also includes atypical patients experiencing frequent ASE.
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Zeynep ÖZEMİR, Betül BAYKAN, Candan GÜRSES, Nerses BEBEK, Ayşen GÖKYİĞİT
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