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Atrial fibrillation is associated with a subsequent epilepsy diagnosis independent of stroke: A retrospective matched administrative cohort study on 149,632 patients
Epilepsy Behav. 2022 May 13;132:108721. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108721. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTRecently there has been a rising interest in the identification and possible prevention of risk factors for epilepsies. In the present study, we investigated the potential association between atrial fibrillation (AF) and epilepsy in a German cohort of ambulatory patients aged ≥18 with an initial diagnosis of atrial fibrillation documented in 1274 general practices in Germany between January 2005 and December 2018. Using the IQVIA Disease Analyzer database, we identified 74,681 ambulatory patients with AF. These were ma...
Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - May 16, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Corinna Doege Mark Luedde Karel Kostev Source Type: research

Predicting the risk of stroke in patients with late-onset epilepsy: A machine learning approach
CONCLUSION: The stroke risk in patients with epilepsy was relatively high and could be predicted based on comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart failure, and alcohol dependence. Knowing and addressing these factors may help reduce the risk of stroke in patients with epilepsy.PMID:34325155 | DOI:10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108211
Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - July 29, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Karel Kostev Tong Wu Yue Wang Kal Chaudhuri Christian Tanislav Source Type: research

Incidence of epilepsy and associated factors in elderly patients in Germany.
CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of epilepsy was high and increased with age in elderly patients followed in general practices in Germany. Addressing identified risk factors may help reduce the risk of developing epilepsy. PMID: 30529258 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - December 4, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Jacob L, Bohlken J, Schmitz B, Kostev K Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: research