Epilepsia Tarda
Authors: DAVID  RIESMAN, THOMAS  FITZ-HUGH JR.
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1927)

Article1 November 1927Epilepsia TardaDAVID RIESMAN, M.D., THOMAS FITZ-HUGH JR., A.M., M.D.DAVID RIESMAN, M.D., THOMAS FITZ-HUGH JR., A.M., M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-1-5-273 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptGeneralized convulsions occurring for the first time in adult life are not infrequently viewed as diagnostic of uremia or of some gross brain lesion. Such preconception, however, leads to many errors in diagnosis and prognosis.It is our purpose to call attention anew to the recently somewhat neglected subject of so-called epilepsia tarda and to attempt an analysis based on our own experience and a review of the literature.Great confusion exists concerning the meaning of the term epilepsia tarda (senile epilepsy). Some authors (1) (2) (3) would restrict it to those cases of "idiopathic epilepsy" of later life which...Bibliography(1) MENDEL E: Die Epilepsia Tarda. Deutsche med. Wochenschr., Leipzig u. Berlin, xix, 1106-1108, 1893. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(2) SIMPSON EM: Remarks on Senile Epilepsy. Brit. Med. Journal, London, i, 1609, 1894. Google Scholar(3) MAUPATE L: Considerations cliniques sur l'étiologie et la nature de l'epilepsie tardive chez l'homme. Ann. méd. psychol., Paris, viii, 2, 33-84, 1895. Google Scholar(4) OSLER W: Transient attacks of aphasia and paralysis in states of high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis. Canadian Med. Assn. Journal, i, 919, 1911. Google Scholar(5) RIESMAN D: Uremic Aphasia, Journal of the American Medical Association, October 11, 1902. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(6) GOWERS W: Borderland of Epilepsy. Clinical Lectures. Third Series. Blakiston. Philadelphia, pp. 8-10, 1907. Google Scholar(7) RUSSELL AE: Goulstonian Lectures. Disorders of the Cerebral Circulation and their Clinical Manifestations. The Lancet. i, 963-965, (April 3rd) 1909. Google Scholar(8) MOON RO: A Case of Heart Disease and Epilepsy with a Note on their Association. The Lancet, ii, 65-66, (July 10th) 1926. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(9) NAUNYN B: Ueber senile Epilepsie, Zeitschr. fuer klin. Med. Berlin. xxviii, 217-222, 1895. Google Scholar(10) BORDLEYBAKER JBM: Arteriosclerosis of Cerebral Vessels and Pathogenesis of Hypertension. Bull. Johns Hopkins Hospital. xxxix, 229-264, (October) 1926. Google Scholar(11) LABBE M: L'Epilepsie Acidosique. Bull et. Mem. Soc. méd. d. hôp. de Par. xliv, 810, (June 11th) 1920. Google Scholar(12) ALLEN CL: Senile Epilepsy. Nat. Med. Rev. vii, 436, 1897-98. Google Scholar(13) STRAUSS H: Zur Prognosenstellung bei Nephritiden. Zeitschr. r. Urolog. vii, 287, 1913. Google Scholar(14) AGNEW JH: Comparative study of Phenolsulphonephthalein Elimination and the Incoagulable Nitrogen of the Blood in Cardiorenal Diseases. Arch. Int. Med., xiii, 485-496, 1914. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(15.) FEINBLATT HM: Uremia. Syndrome of Nitrogen Retention. Boston Med. and Surg. Journal., 189-399, (September 20) 1923. Google Scholar(16) FOSTER NB: Functional Tests of the Kidney in Uremia. Arch. Int. Med., xii, 452, 1913. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(17) ANGLADE : Tardy Epilepsy and Senility of the Brain. Jour. de Méd. de Bordeaux, xc, 356-358, (September 10th) 1919. Google Scholar(18) ETIENNERICHARD GG: Polyglandular Syndrome with Tardy Epilepsy. Bull et Mem. Soc. méd. d'hôp. de Par. xliv, 154, (Jan. 30th) 1920. Google Scholar(19) JANEWAY TC: A Clinical Study of Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease. Arch. Int. Med. xii, 755, 1914. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pa.*Read before the Association of American Physicians, Atlantic City, N. J. May 2 and 3, 1927. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byGeriatric Epilepsy: A ReviewPartial EpilepsyEtiologic Factors in Adult Convulsions 1 November 1927Volume 1, Issue 5Page: 273-282KeywordsBrainConvulsionsEpilepsyLesions ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1927 PDF downloadLoading ...