Poststroke Seizures

Early poststroke seizures: is it time for prospective treatment trials?

Neurology® 2011;77:1 Seizures are one of the most common complications of stroke.1,2 Overall, 5%–15% of stroke patients will experience a seizure within 2 years of stroke. The reported risk factors for and incidence of seizures after stroke vary widely, likely secondary to differences in study design, study populations, and use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). In previous studies, the main risk f...

Poststroke Outcomes

1 Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA 2Department of Health Science & Research, College of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA 3 Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29425, USA 4Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, Medical Universit...

Poststroke apathy.

Poststroke dementia.

The association between stroke and dementia is frequent. The prevalence of poststroke dementia (PSD) ranges from 6 to 32%, depending on the population studied, the criteria used for the diagnosis of dementia, and the time interval between the stroke and the neuropsychological assessment. The risk of PSD is high immediately after stroke and remains higher than in controls in stroke patients nond...

Poststroke Hemiplegic Patients

Background and Purpose: Rehabilitation therapy is believed to be useful during the first few months after stroke when recovery usually takes place. However, evidence exists that this may not be the rule for all stroke victims. Therefore, we investigated, in a selected group of poststroke patients, the profile of recovery in response to long-term rehabilitation therapy. Methods: Fifty-one hemipl...