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English Epilepsy is a clinical syndrome of primary cerebral origin characterized by recurrent episodes in which there is a disturbance of consciousness, movement, feeling or behavior. Besides stroke it is the most common neurological disease. It is believed that 2-5% of people in the general population have epilepsy. Epilepsy can develop at any age. The goal is to determine the etiology of epileptic crisis of consciousness in people older than 65 years. A retrospective descriptive study of patients with epileptic crises of consciousness over 65 years, who were treated at the Neurology Clinic, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo University was performed in the period from January 1st 2007 to December 31st 2009. In addition to medical history and neurological examination, all patients had laboratory tests, with EEG, brain CT, ECG, and cardiological findings. Within the three-year period the crisis of consciousness …