Overview of Post-Stroke Epilepsy - Open Access Library Journal

OALibJ > Vol.6 No.9, September 2019

Overview of Post-Stroke Epilepsy ()

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1105705 578 Downloads 1,954 Views

Author(s)

Wadi Bnouhanna^1*, Amal Satté², Jamal Mounach², Hamid Ouhabi²

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Neurology A and Neuropsychology, University Hospital IbnSina, Rabat, Morocco.
²Department of Neurophysiology, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.

ABSTRACT

Stroke is the most common cause of seizures, symptomatic epilepsy, and status epilepticus in elderly. Symptomatic stroke-related seizures symptoms are dependent on lesions topography. All types of focal seizures can be observed. Many clinical studies make a distinction between early (within 7 to 14 days of stroke onset) and late (beyond 14 days of stroke onset) seizures based on presumed physiopathological differences. The diagnosis of a seizure during the acute phase of a stroke can be difficult in the absence of a witness when there are disorders of vigilance and speech. The use of antiepileptic drugs is discussed in all cases. New antiepileptic drugs appear to be most appropriate. The aim of this study is to present an overview of the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic features of vascular epilepsy based on meta-analyses and the more recently published expert recommendations.

KEYWORDS

Post-Stroke Epilepsy, Vascular Epilepsy, Stroke, Antiepileptic Drugs

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Bnouhanna, W. , Satté, A. , Mounach, J. and Ouhabi, H. (2019) Overview of Post-Stroke Epilepsy. Open Access Library Journal, 6, 1-10. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1105705.

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