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Are older adults at risk for epilepsy?

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Are older adults at risk for epilepsy?

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Epilepsy is usually diagnosed in younger people, but certain conditions can put older adults at risk, says Gayatri Devi, MD, director of New York Memory and Healthy Aging Services in this video.

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