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Epilepsy in later life - A good practice guide

Guideline for the diagnosis and management of epilepsy in later life

Epilepsy guide for teacher

Falls, faints and funny turns are all common reasons for older people to present to primary care, A&E, acute medical teams, elderly medicine, neurology and cardiology services. Some of these people have epilepsy.

Epilepsy can be a difficult diagnosis to make with certainty. There are dangers of missing the diagnosis or of making the diagnosis incorrectly.

Older people have a high prevalence of co-morbidities as well as functional and cognitive impairments...

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