Frequency and predictors of poststroke epilepsy after mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusion stroke: results from a multicenter cohort study
ConclusionIn our study, patients with large vessel occlusion stroke receiving MT had a 9% prevalence of PSE over a median follow-up period of 6.5 years. Besides larger infarct size, presence of cerebral microbleeds on brain MRI predicted PSE occurrence.
Source: Journal of Neurology - Category: Neurology Source Type: research
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