Risk Evaluation and Management of Post-Stroke Epilepsy

Seizure is an important complication following ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke in older adults. Post-stroke seizure can be classified as early late according to the onset time after stroke. There a 71% risk for further seizures unprovoked poststroke seizure, which referred epilepsy. Common factors developing epilepsy include severity, cortical involvement, and seizure. The use of anti-seizure medication not recommended due low recurrence. However, new-generation medications, including levetiracetam lamotrigine, are patients with Generally, management requires consideration patient’s age, drug-drug interactions, vascular prophylaxis. Key words: epilepsy; Seizures; Risk; Anti-seizure medications.