Epilepsy and the older person
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Epilepsy and the older person

Carina Mack Nurse Specialist, Epilepsy, Department of Neuro services, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield

Epilepsy is twice as common in elderly people than in the population as a whole. But would you know what to do if one of your patients had a seizure? Epilepsy nurse specialist Carina Mack provides an invaluable update

Aims

The aim of this article is to raise the reader’s awareness of the high incidence of epilepsy in the elderly population and the problems faced by the older person living with the condition.

Nursing Older People. 7, 2, 25-30. doi: 10.7748/eldc.7.2.25.s13

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