Risk factors for early –onset seizures after stroke: A systematicreview and meta‐analysis of 18 observational studies

ConclusionsThese findings suggest that cortical involvement, intracerebral hemorrhage, and cerebral infarction with hemorrhagic transformation are important predictors and risk factors for early seizures after stroke, while the patient's gender, age, NHISS score, alcoholism, smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, dyslipidemia, receiving surgical treatment, and reperfusion therapy showed no association with the occurrence of early ‐onset seizures after stroke.

Source: Brain and Behavior - May 4, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Sitian Ma, Xiaoxuan Fan, Xiaoping Zhao, Kai Wang, Huan Wang, Yongfeng Yang Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research