The crosstalk between epilepsy and dementia : A systematic review and meta-analysis

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BACKGROUND: Epilepsy and dementia are bidirectional. The purpose of this review was to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of and to identify the risk factors for epilepsy in patients with dementia and dementia in patients with epilepsy.

METHODS: We retrieved the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane and Web of Science databases through January 2023. Two individuals screened the articles, extracted the data, and used a random effects model to pool the estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

RESULTS: From 3475 citations, 25 articles were included. The prevalence of seizures/epilepsy was 4% among dementia patients and 3% among Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. For vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal dementia, the pooled period prevalence of seizures/epilepsy was 6%, 3%, and 2%, respectively. Baseline early-onset AD was associated with the highest risk of 5-year epilepsy (pooled hazard ratios: 4.06; 95% CI: 3.25-5.08). Dementia patients had a 2.29-fold greater risk of seizures/epilepsy than non-dementia patients (95% CI: 1.37-3.83). Moreover, for baseline epilepsy, the pooled prevalence of dementia was 17% (95% CI: 10-25%), and that of AD was 15% (95% CI: 9-21%). The pooled results suggested that epilepsy is associated with a greater risk of dementia (risk ratio: 2.83, 95% CI: 1.64-4.88).

CONCLUSIONS: There are still gaps in epidemiology regarding the correlation between dementia types and epilepsy, vascular risk factors, and the impact of antiseizure medication or cognitive improvement drugs on epilepsy and AD comorbidity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:152

Enthalten in:

Epilepsy & behavior : E&B - 152(2024) vom: 31. März, Seite 109640

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Lu [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Wenqian [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Fei [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Yanying [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Tingwan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Dan [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Qingqing [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Qian [VerfasserIn]
Han, Yanbing [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Dementia
Epidemiology
Epilepsy
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis
Review
Seizures
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 05.03.2024

Date Revised 05.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.109640

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NLM367908190