Early post-stroke seizures with first-ever stroke

[1] Although a literature search reveals multitude of articles on post stroke seizures, there is no consensus among them. [...]differences exist starting right from the terminology, classification of post stroke seizures, functional outcome, treatment guidelines. [2] The pathogenetic mechanisms of e...

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Published in:Neurology India 2018-07, Vol.66 (4), p.949-951, Article 949
Main Authors: Ranganathan, Lakshmi, Subramanian, Shubha, Ramamurthy, Guhan, Arun Shivaraman, M
Format: Article
Language:English
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Analysis
Care and treatment
Egypt
Embolectomy
Epilepsy
Humans
Older people
Pathogenesis
Prognosis
Recurrence (Disease)
Risk factors
Seizures
Semiotics
Stroke
Studies
Terminology
Treatment outcome
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Summary:[1] Although a literature search reveals multitude of articles on post stroke seizures, there is no consensus among them. [...]differences exist starting right from the terminology, classification of post stroke seizures, functional outcome, treatment guidelines. [2] The pathogenetic mechanisms of early seizures following the occurrence of intracerebral haemorrhage are the direct stimulant effects of blood degradation products, and the existence of extracellular glutamate toxicity. [10]{Figure 1} Other than the risk factors described by the authors, namely intracerebral haemorrhage, the large size of the lesion, and the cortical site of haemorrhage or ischemia, hyponatremia at the stroke onset has been described as an independent predictor of early post stroke seizures.
ISSN:0028-3886
1998-4022
DOI:10.4103/0028-3886.237004