Communication: Disease (Epilepsy)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2021) stated that more than 1 million older adults in the US have epilepsy- a disease mainly known as a seizure-inducing disorder. Why am I telling you this? Let me explain after my introduction.
Greetings, my name is XYZ, and I am related to the selected topic in a unique way. I was closely connected to my grandmother, who was suffering from epilepsy. She was living with us, and I had visually experienced her problems, which affected me psychologically. I was even more disturbed for quite some time after her death.
Epilepsy has different symptoms in young adults compared to older generations. Lee (2019) asserted that it could be due to different body conditions and non-specific characteristics of the diseases that affect every individual differently. It makes the diagnosis of the illness hard even for the specialists leading to even harder treatment procedures that must be specific for each patient. I will explain why the incidence of this disease is higher in older adults that require deeper probing into the knowledge of signs and future treatments that would revolve around controlling epileptic seizures.
Liu et al. (2016) cited a finding by the International League Against Epilepsy in 2010 that there are three main classifications of this illness: genetic, structural, or metabolic, and an unidentified reason. All of the causes apply to older adults who might be experiencing seizures due to one. More than 50% of older adults have been found to have one of these etiological causes. However, with the recent global changes in diseases due to several environmental, climatic, and social changes in lifestyles, new onset of symptoms have been witnessed that cause a risk of cerebrovascular illness in more than 30% of the elderly population (Liu et al., 2016). Most of the related symptoms...
…their body. Progressive aging causes hindrance in the use of appropriate anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) (Seo et al., 2020). Thus, minimizing the risk of adverse effects becomes more and more serious in this stage.I came up with this topic since older adults are people over 65 years and our households certainly have one. The symptoms, and complexities of different body conditions, especially in the elderly, in contrast with children and young adults, and treatment options after accurate diagnosis are critical factors for creating a change for old epileptic patients, just like my grandmother. It is alarming that epilepsy prevalence in older people is three times higher than in children (Seo et al., 2020). We should be aware of and prioritize this issue to save the worldwide elderly population, even if it comes to providing them with home care and attention. Their physical and psychological needs are to be met each time, so mindful strategies with knowledge…
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, September 13). Epilepsy and seizures in older adults. https://www.cdc.gov/epilepsy/communications/features/olderadults.htm#:~:text=Epilepsy%20is%20a%20brain%20disorder,or%20older%20have%20active%20epilepsy.&text=Nearly%201%20million%20of%20those%20adults%20are%2055%20or%20older.&text=As%20our%20population%20ages%2C%20there,epilepsy%20in%20the%20coming%20years.
Kim, T., Nguyen, P., Pham, N., Bui, N., Truong, H., Ha, S. & Vu, T. (2020). Epileptic seizure detection and experimental treatment: A review. Frontiers in Neurology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.00701
Lee S. K. (2019). Epilepsy in the elderly: Treatment and consideration of comorbid diseases. Journal of Epilepsy Research, 9(1), 27–35. https://doi.org/10.14581/jer.19003
Liu, S., Yu, W., & Lü, Y. (2016). The causes of new-onset epilepsy and seizures in the elderly. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 12, 1425–1434. https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S107905
Seo, J. G., Cho, Y. W., Kim, K. T., Kim, D. W., Yang, K. I., Lee, S. T., Byun, J. I., No, Y. J., Kang, K. W., Kim, D., & Drug Committee of Korean Epilepsy Society (2020). Pharmacological treatment of epilepsy in elderly patients. Journal of Clinical Neurology (Seoul, Korea), 16(4), 556–561. https://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2020.16.4.556
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