The Association Between Atrial Fibrillation and Poststroke Seizures is Influenced by Ethnicity and Environmental Factors

This study assessed whether ethnicity affects the association between AF and poststroke seizure (PSS) development. We hypothesized that Royal Melbourne Hospital ([RMH] Melbourne) patients will have significantly higher incidence of AF-related PSS than in the Jinling Hospital (Nanjing) population.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 21, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Jillian Naylor, Leonid Churilov, Benjamin Johnstone, Ruibing Guo, Yunyun Xiong, Miriam Koome, Ziyi Chen, Arthur Thevathasan, Ziyuan Chen, Xinfeng Liu, Patrick Kwan, Bruce C.V. Campbell Source Type: research