Article Text
Review
Post-stroke seizure and post-stroke epilepsy
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.
- cerebrovascular disease
- post-stroke seizure
- post-stroke epilepsy
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Funding: none.
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Conflicts of interest: none.