Seizures and Epilepsy following Strokes: Recurrence Factors

Abstract

This study confirms that poststroke seizures are frequent and must be divided into 2 types: early-onset (</=14 days) and late-onset seizures. It demonstrates that a significantly lower rate of patients with early-onset seizures develop another seizure, i.e. epilepsy, than do patients with late-onset seizures. Other factors are involved in recurrence suggesting that poststroke epilepsy probably occurs in a chronically injured brain. The problem of treatment remain unanswered.