Impact of antiepileptic drugs for seizure prophylaxis on short and long-term functional outcomes in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage: A meta-analysis and systematic review

Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is one of the most devastating forms of stroke with a reported mortality rate of up to 50% in the literature. [1] One complication is the development of seizures that occurs in 2%-40% of patients post-ICH. The significant variation in incidence is related to the type and duration of monitoring, length of follow-up, and patient characteristics including hemorrhage volume, hemorrhage location, and cortical involvement [2 –12].
Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research