Epilepsy management in elderly
- Conditions
- Elderly epilepsy.Epilepsy
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013021211560N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Deputy of Research,Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 95
Inclusion criteria : age>60 years old; one year diagnosis; two or more attack in the last year; one and more attack in 6 months ago; life expectancy more one year; unprovoked or generalized epilepsy; no history of lamotrigine and levetiracetam sensitivity and no history of mental disorder.
Exclusion criteria: no tolerability to drug reaction; severe complication; lost to follow up; drug and alcohol abuse; low level of consciousness after drug use due to underlying disease and death.
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Epilepsy management. Timepoint: Four weeks after drug use. Method of measurement: Interview.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method