ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to compare demographical and cognitive features of patients who have neurodegenerative diseases with or without seizures.

This descriptive retrospective study included a total of 16 348 participants, 479 with seizures and 15 869 without seizures. Independent samples t-test and chi-square tests were used to compare age, education, Mini Mental State Examination, and gender of groups.

There was a significant difference between patients with seizures and without seizures in age [t(3764) = 2.815, P = .005]. It is found that patients with seizures (M = 67.51, standard deviation = 9.69) were significantly younger than patients without seizures (M = 70.37, standard deviation = 9.51).

In all neurodegenerative diseases, especially Alzheimer’s disease, at an early age and regardless of cognitive status, diagnosis of seizures at the first admission and subsequent follow-ups is of great importance in terms of the patient’s quality of life, prognosis of the disease, and treatment options.

Keywords: Cognition, dementia, epilepsy, neurodegeneration, neurology, seizure.