Neurobiology of Epilepsy and Aging

Title TBDTable of Contents Author Title1 Nancy L. Nadon, PhD Principles of Animal Use for Gerontological Research2 John H. Morrison, PhD Life & Death of Neurons in Aging Cerebral Cortex3 Robert J. DeLorenzo, MD, PhD Poststroke Seizures: In Vitro Modeling4 H. Steve White, PhD Mechanisms of AEDs: Matching the Drug with the Older Patient5 Alan R. Towne, MD Epidemiology & Outcomes of Status Epilepticus in the Elderly6 Dan Berlowitz, MD, MPH Pharmacoepidemiology in Community-dwelling Elderly Taking AEDs7 Judy Garrard, PhD Pharmacoepidemiology in Elderly Nursing Home Residents Taking AEDs8 Emilio Perucca, MD Age-related Changes in Pharmacokinetics: Predictability and Assessment Methods9 Angela Birnbaum, PhD AED Disposition in Elderly Nursing Home Residents10 Mary Jo Pugh, PhD Impact of Epilepsy & its Treatment in Older Veterans11 Rene Levy, PhD Risk & Predictability of Drug Interactions in the Elderly12 Martin J. Brodie, MD(written by Linda Stephen, MD) Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy in the Elderly13 A. James Rowan, MDR. Eugene Ramsay, MD Outcome of VA Coop Study #428 - Treatment of Seizures in the Elderly Population14 Flavia Pryor, RN, BSN Recruitment/Retention in Clinical Trials of the Elderly15 Matthew Walker, MD Treatment of Seizure Emergencies: Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus16 Barry Gidal, PharmD Impact of Formulation in Treating Elderly with Epilepsy