Catalog
Epilepsy due to dementias
Link to WHO Definition
Epilepsy due to dementias – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1315841508
Epilepsy with onset in a patient with established diagnosis of dementia. Seizures may occur at any time after the disease onset. Focal onset seizures are the prevailing type in Alzheimer’s disease while seizures with bilateral convulsive activity predominate in other dementing disorders. Myoclonus is another common finding in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.