Diagnosing cognitive disorders in older adults with epilepsy.

Anny Reyes Erik KaestnerEmily C EdmondsAnna Christina MacariZhong Irene WangDaniel L Drane Vineet Punia Robyn M Busch Bruce P HermannCarrie R McDonaldnull null

Published in: Epilepsia (2020)

Cognitive impairment is a common comorbidity in epilepsy and it presents in a substantial number of older adults with TLE. Although the underlying etiologies are unknown in many patients, the TLE-MCI phenotype may be secondary to an accumulation of epilepsy and vascular risk factors, signal the onset of a neurodegenerative disease, or represent a combination of factors.

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risk factors
cognitive impairment
end stage renal disease
physical activity
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes