Journal article
The treatment of epilepsy in younger and older adults: Demographic differences and prescribing patterns of anti-seizure medications in Canada
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Our study describes adults in Canada between 2009 and 2013 receiving at least one antiseizure medication (ASM) at the end of a hospitalization for newly-diagnosed epilepsy, with a focus on the type of ASM prescribed, changes in drug prescriptions after one year, and how this differs between younger and older adults.
METHODS: Canada-wide data from the Discharge Abstract Database and the National Prescription Drug Utilization …
Authors
Haris A; Bachour K; Hopkins RB; Tarride J-E; Keezer MR
Journal
Epilepsy Research, Vol. 184, ,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2022
DOI
10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2022.106941
ISSN
0920-1211