Stroke and Epilepsy: Critical Review of the Literature
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- review article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Vol. 7 (1) , 2-9
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000108155
Abstract
Many questions regarding the mechanisms underlying the development of seizures in cerebral stroke remain unanswered. However, the continued critical investigation of this important issue is likely to ultimately lead to a better understanding of early focal hyperexcitability after stroke and late epileptogenesis. Part II of this critical review continues to identify risk factors for seizures after stroke focussing on ischemic conditions with special regard to stroke distribution, predictive EEG patterns, pathophysiology and the somewhat confusing ''overlap syndromes'' that may involve both vascular and ictal phenomena.Keywords
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