title: [Early seizures after acute ischemic stroke].
abstract: In order to determine predictive factors of early seizures (ES) after acute stroke and to estimate prognosis, we retrospectively examined clinical data of 1,743 consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke. The subjects were divided into two groups; an ES group (19 patients) and a non-ES group (1,724 patients). Multivariate statistical analysis revealed that the NIH-Stroke Scale score on admission (/10, OR, 1.1: 95% CI 1.04 to 1.13) and positive past history of cerebrovascular disease or brain injury (OR, 3.85: 95% CI 1.49 to 9.95) are significant factors to predict ES. There was no significant difference in the outcome between the two groups. A recurrence of seizures, after follow up for 4 to 40 months, was observed only in one patient with a history of ES.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Stroke Center, Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital.
authors.forename: Sadahisa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inatomi
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yonehara
authors.forename: Yoichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Teruyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uchino
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*