Pharmacological Medical Treatment of Epilepsy in Patients with Dementia: A Systematic Review

CONCLUSION: High-quality evidence in the form of randomized controlled trials to guide clinicians in choosing an AED in patients with dementia and concomitant epilepsy remains scarce. However, levetiracetam has previously been shown to possibly improve cognition in patients with both mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, is better tolerated in the elderly population, and has no clinically relevant interaction with either cholinesterase inhibitors or NMDA receptor antagon- ists.PMID:34825872 | DOI:10.2174/1567205018666211126121529

Source: Epilepsy Curr - November 26, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Christian Sand øe Musaeus Christer Nilsson Chris Cooper Milica G Kramberger Ana Verdelho Elka Stefanova Dorota Religa Gunhild Waldemar Kristian Steen Frederiksen Source Type: research