First seizure in elderly patients: Need to treat? Evidence from a retrospective study.

Neurol Res Pract · 2024 · PMC10976763 · PMID 38539246

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a statistical trendp = 0.053so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Entering ASM in the consecutive block showed a statistical trend (χ 2 (1, n = 149) = 3.74, p = 0.053).

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In the subgroup of patients not fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for epilepsy, our data showed a trend towards reduced recurrence rates in patients who received an ASM, which did not reach the significance level, possibly due to very small sample sizes.

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