Acta neurologica Scandinavica
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Acta Neurol. Scand. · Sep 2017
Identifying patients at risk of acute symptomatic seizure after ischemic stroke.
Contributors to post-stroke seizure research have advocated the need for prospective studies of acute symptomatic seizures after stroke. Identification of the patient at risk of seizure and the impact of the event on outcome is a prerequisite for this kind of research. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors, make an outline for a risk score, and look at consequences of seizure on short-time clinical outcomes. ⋯ Because of low incidence and the lack of specific risk factors, acute symptomatic seizure after ischemic stroke is hard to predict. The negative effect of seizure on stroke outcome is uncertain, and more thorough studies are needed because of possible subtle or non-overt seizures.