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Review
. 2017 Jul:107:219-228.
doi: 10.1016/j.neuint.2017.02.002. Epub 2017 Feb 12.

Post-stroke epilepsy

Tomotaka Tanaka  1 , Masafumi Ihara  2
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Review

Post-stroke epilepsy

Tomotaka Tanaka et al. Neurochem Int. 2017 Jul.

Abstract

Post-stroke epilepsy (PSE) is a common complication after stroke, yet treatment options remain limited. While many physicians prescribe antiepileptic drugs (AED) for secondary prevention of PSE, it is unclear which treatments are most effective in the prevention of recurrence of symptoms, or whether such therapy is needed for primary prevention. This review discusses the current understanding of epidemiology, diagnoses, mechanisms, risk factors, and treatments of PSE.

Keywords: Blood brain barrier; Early seizure; Epileptogenesis; Late seizure; Post stroke epilepsy; Post stroke seizure.

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