Incidence and Predictors of Seizures in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

Summary:  Purpose: To determine cumulative incidence and predictors of new‐onset seizures in mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) with a cohort followed prospectively. Limited information is available on the incidence of seizures, and no reports exist of seizure predictors in AD patients.

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