Epileptic Disorders
MENULate-life absence status epilepticus: a female disorder? Volume 10, numéro 2, June 2008
Illustrations
Anna Szűcs, Gábor Barcs, Rita Jakus, György Rásonyi, Narula Lalit, András Holló, Anna Kelemen, József Janszky, Péter Halász
Epilepsy Center, National Institute of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurology, University of Pécs, Hungary
- Mots-clés : epilepsy, absence status, non-convulsive status, late absence
- DOI : 10.1684/epd.2008.0186
- Page(s) : 156-61
- Année de parution : 2008
We report on three women and a review of the literature on absence status epilepticus over the age of 50 years. Our aim was to characterize the male-female ratio in this condition. Out of 16 studies on absence status epilepticus over the age of 50, including our cases, a female dominance was found in 15. We found altogether, 104 (71%) females and 42 (29%) males. This gender difference is highly significant (p < 0.00001). We conclude that absence status epilepticus over the age of 50 is predominantly a female disorder.