REVIEW
Post-stroke seizure and post-stroke epilepsy
1 Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
2 School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
3 Clinical Gerontology Unit and Lewin Stroke Unit, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
4 Norwich Epilepsy Clinic, Little Plumstead Hospital, Little Plumstead, Norwich, UK
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Correspondence to:
Dr P K Myint
Clinical Gerontology Unit, Level 2, F&G Block, Box 251, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK; Pkyawmyint{at}aol.com
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.
Keywords: cerebrovascular disease; post-stroke seizure; post-stroke epilepsy
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