Try: Seizures are very common in older adults seizures are often overlooked and mistakenly diagnosed as other conditions that can occur in older care recipients cr crs who have frequent events of loss of memory language changes loss of consciousness tremor or sensory or numbness changes should consider whether they are having seizures the most common early seizure symptoms associated with older crs is that of dizziness however dizziness is one of the most common symptoms for many other conditions which can then lead to an alternative diagnosis by your physician common conditions that seizures are mistaken for include transient ischemic attacks tia transient memory problems fainting spells migraine headaches tremors or panic attacks also seizures in older adults are most likely to be complex partial seizures complex partial seizures in older crs may present as confusion or memory lapse for which the person has no clear recollection of what has occurred therefore it is not that uncommon to mistake this seizure type for some other type of medical problem information references epilepsy com

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