Background:
Dementia has been studied as a risk for developing epilepsy. Objective:
To investigate the risk of developing the first convulsive seizure among
dementia subtypes. Methods: Eighty six non-epileptic dementia
patients were recruited from the neurology clinic in Suez Canal University
hospital between January 2006 and January 2007 with three years follow up.
Patients’ data were collected through medical history, clinical examination,
full laboratory investigations and brain MRI. Patients who developed convulsive
seizure were further evaluated. Results: Fourteen percent of
patients developed convulsive seizure equally distributed between subgroups
depending on MRI findings. Conclusion: The risk for developing epilepsy in dementia is independent
of the nature of the disease (vascular or degenerative). [Egypt J Neurol Psychiat Neurosurg. 2012; 49(2): 105-108].
Key
Words: dementia, epilepsy, MRI, Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia.
Correspondence to Yossri Ashour. Neurology unit, Suez Canal
University; Egypt.
Tel: +201143541776. E-mail: yossri_a@hotmail.com