Post-stroke seizure and post-stroke epilepsy

Postgrad Med J. 2006 Sep;82(971):568-72. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2005.041426.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electrocardiography
  • Epilepsy / diagnosis
  • Epilepsy / etiology*
  • Epilepsy / therapy
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Patient Care Team
  • Prevalence
  • Seizures / diagnosis
  • Seizures / etiology
  • Seizures / therapy
  • Stroke / complications*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed