Premieres crises epileptiques tardives etude de 42 cas

Late occurrence of epilepsy is common in tropical areas. This report describes a series of 42 cases of late epilepsy collected over a three-year period. Findings were consistent with the literature: highest incidence in young age groups; predominance of partial symptomatic epilepsy; and wide spectrum of etiologies. The most frequent etiology was tumoral disease followed by vascular and infectious disease. Brain CT scan and electro-encephalography were highly useful for identification of clinical and etiological entities