A cohort study of over 10,000 participants examined the relationship between midlife risk factors and late-onset epilepsy.
A cohort study of over 10,000 participants published in JAMA Neurology looked at the relationship between midlife risk factors and late-onset epilepsy.1
The findings . . . hypertension, diabetes, smoking, apolipoprotein E genotype, incident stroke and dementia were associated with and increased risk of late epilepsy starting at age 60. However, moderate alcohol intake and physical activity lowered the risk.
