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POST STROKE EPILEPSYOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
C
erebrovascular stroke are the most common cause of acute symptomatic seizures. Last decades showed advances in stroke managements subsequently increase number of stroke survivor who suffer from post stroke complications including PSE.
This study aimed to highlight the burden of PSE among Egyptian adults by investigating it’s prevalence to elaborate the predictive factors for better management.
Our study is an observational - cross sectional study, that enrolled 700 patients who were admitted at ASUH and ASUSH stroke centers between January 2016 and December 2019 and met the inclusion criteria. Data were collected through phone call questionnaire as patients were contacted and asked about occurrence of PSE. Other relevant data were obtained from SITS of ASU and ASUSH stroke centers.
This study showed that the prevalence of PSE is 18.5% of study population. And were common among young patients which usually developed large infarction. Meanwhile, this study showed no significant association between gender and occurrence of PSE.
This study revealed that the most common risk factors associated with PSE included HTN followed by DM. Moreover, concurrent stroke involving anterior and posterior circulation are associated with PSE more than stroke of anterior circulation then posterior circulation. Also, patients with cortical stroke are at higher risk to develop PSE than patients with sub cortical strokes.
Our results showed that patients with SAH at higher risk to develop PSE followed by ICH then ischemic stroke. Regarding ischemic stroke, PSE is more common in strokes of cardioembolic origin than large and small vessels strokes.