title: [Epileptic seizures in post-stroke patients].
abstract: We were investigating the frequency of early (within 30 days) and late (within 12 months) poststroke epileptic seizures, in our group consisting of 483 patients with stroke (423 cases of ischaemic stroke and 60 cases of haemorrhagic stroke) and without prior diagnosis of epilepsy. In 28 (5.8%) cases early seizures were observed. The most common type of early seizures were generalised seizures, slightly less frequent were simple partial seizures. EEG usually showed focal slow waves or non-specific slowing of background activity. Among 195 one-year survivors late seizures occurred in 6 (3.1%). 5 of them had ischaemic stroke. 30 day and 12 months fatality in the group of patients with seizures was not significantly higher than in all stroke patients.
authors.affiliation: II Kliniki Neurologicznej, Instytutu Psychiatrii i Neurologii w Warszawie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barańska-Gieruszczak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romaniak
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ryglewicz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Niedzielska
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Członkowska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors