Authors
PK Myint, EFA Staufenberg, K Sabanathan
Publication date
2006/9
Source
Postgraduate medical journal
Volume
82
Issue
971
Pages
568-572
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Description
Post-stroke seizure and post-stroke epilepsy are common causes of hospital admissions, either as a presenting feature or as a complication after a stroke. They require appropriate management and support in long term. With an increasingly ageing population, and age itself being an independent risk factor for stroke, the incidence and prevalence of post-stroke seizure and post-stroke epilepsy is likely to increase. This article examines aetiology, clinical presentation, and presents a management outline of these conditions with particular focus on adults. The aim of this review article is to provide the clinicians with background information and recommendations.
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PK Myint, EFA Staufenberg, K Sabanathan - Postgraduate medical journal, 2006