Seizures in Acute Stroke: Predictors and Prognostic Significance
- 1 August 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Stroke
- Vol. 28 (8), 1585-1589
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.28.8.1585
Abstract
Background Despite the common occurrence of seizures during the early phase of stroke (ES), the effect of ES on prognosis is not known. We determined the relationships between ES and stroke outcome and identified predictors of ES. Methods In this community-based study, we prospectively and consecutively studied 1197 patients with acute stroke. We determined the number and type of seizures, initial stroke severity, infarct size, mortality, and outcome in survivors. Stroke severity was measured on admission, weekly, and at discharge using the Scandinavian Stroke Scale (SSS). Multiple logistic and linear regression outcome analyses included relevant confounders and potential predictors, including age, gender, stroke severity on admission, atrial fibrillation, ischemic heart disease, diabetes, blood glucose level on admission, claudication, and hypertension. Results Fifty patients (4.2%) had seizures within 14 days of the stroke. In the multivariate analyses, only initial stroke severity was related to ES; st...Keywords
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