OBJECTIVE: Patients with a primary neurodegenerative disorder associated with cognitive
impairment are at increased risk for epilepsy. The goal of the present study was to
characterize seizure type (s), etiological diagnosis of dementia, electroencephalogram
(EEG) and imaging findings, and response to antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy in these
individuals. METHODS: A retrospective study was performed identifying patients in the Mayo
Alzheimer Disease Patient Registry (ADPR) and Alzheimer Disease Research Center …