Post-stroke seizure and post-stroke epilepsy.
Post-stroke seizure and post-stroke epilepsy are common causes of hospital admissions, either as a presenting feature or as a complication after a stroke. They require appropriate management and support in long term. With an increasingly ageing population, and age itself being an independent risk factor for stroke, the incidence and prevalence of post-stroke seizure and post-stroke epilepsy is likely to increase. This article examines aetiology, clinical presentation, and presents a management outline of these conditions with particular focus on adults. The aim of this review article is to provide the clinicians with background information and recommendations.
Myint
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Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK. Pkyawmyint@aol.com
Staufenberg
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Sabanathan
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010348:Patient Care Team; D015995:Prevalence; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed