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. 2015 Feb 17:20:136.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.136.5925. eCollection 2015.

Early seizures in acute stroke

Chraa Mohamed  1 , Najib Kissani  1
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Early seizures in acute stroke

Chraa Mohamed et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Early seizures (ES) may complicate the clinical course of patients with acute stroke. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency and the predictive factors for early seizures as well the clinical outcome in patients with first-ever stroke. A total of 352 consecutive patients with first-ever stroke, admitted to our department, were included in this retrospective study. Early seizures were defined as seizures occurring within 7 days from acute stroke. Patients with history of epilepsy were excluded. About 47 patients (13%) had early seizure, and 8 had a status epilepticus. We had 28 women and 19 men. The mean age was 71.6 ± 14.6. They were significantly more common in patients with cortical involvement, severe and large stroke, and in patient with cortical associated hemorrhage. ES were associated with an increase in adverse outcome (mortality and disability). Early seizures occurred in about 13% of patients with acute stroke. In these patients hemorrhagic transformation is a predictive factor for ES. ES seem to be associated with a worse outcome after acute stroke.

Keywords: Ischemic stroke; early seizures; prognosis; risk factors.

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