Epidemiology of epilepsy in older adults with an intellectual disability in Ireland : associations and service implications
By: McCarron, Mary.
Contributor(s): O'Dwyer, Marie | Burke, Eilish | McGlinchey, Eimear | McCallion, Philip.
Series: American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 119 (3) 2014: 253-260.Publisher: 2014Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
| EPILEPSY | COMORBID CONDITIONS | OLDER PEOPLE | EPIDEMIOLOGY | PREVALENCE | IRELANDSummary: Notes that there are limited studies on the prevalence of epilepsy and co-morbid conditions in older adults with intellectual disabilities. To begin to address this, prevalence of epilepsy was estimated for participants in the Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Discusses the findings and their implications for carers, specialist ID and epilepsy services.
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Notes that there are limited studies on the prevalence of epilepsy and co-morbid conditions in older adults with intellectual disabilities. To begin to address this, prevalence of epilepsy was estimated for participants in the Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Discusses the findings and their implications for carers, specialist ID and epilepsy services.
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