SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY IN THE ELDERLY Epidemiology and etiology of seizures and epilepsy in the elderly in Asia

After stoke and dementias, epileptic seizures and epilepsies constitute the 3rd most frequent neurologic disorders encountered in elderly in developed countries. However, there are limited published data on epidemiology and etiology of seizures and epilepsy in the elderly in Asia. INCIDENCE In developed countries, incidence of epilepsy follows a bi-modal distribution with 1st peak in first few years of life whilst a second and more pronounced peak is in those>65 years. Reported Incidence rates of epilepsy was>130/100,000/ year in people>65 years, and>160/100,000/year in those>80 years.1 Incidence of status epilepticus was reported to be 60 to 80/100,000/year afte