This Study Will Assess the Etiology, Potential Risk Factors, and Seizure Types in Patients Over 50 With Epileptic Seizure Disorder, Using Laboratory Tests, EEG, and Neuroimaging Findings.

Sohag University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Epilepsy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07026409

Soh-Med--25-5-3MS

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study underscores the importance of studying the etiology, clinical characteristics, and types of epilepsy in the elderly to improve diagnosis and management in our community.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The diagnosis of epilepsy and epileptic seizures will be clinically established based on patient history, following the Glossary of Descriptive Terminology for Ictal Semiology by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Task Force on Classification and Terminology, as well as the Operational Classification of Seizure Types (ILAE, 2017).

Exclusion criteria

• • Inability to determine the onset of epilepsy or epileptic seizures, or a history of seizures occurring before the age of 50.

  • Metabolic disturbances such as hypoglycemia, uremia, or electrolyte imbalances.
  • Patients who refuse to participate in the study.