Advances in clinical research on post-stroke seizure

YAO Mengsha; HAO Yong

doi:10.12022/jnnr.2016-0024

Journal of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation ›› 2016, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (3) : 146-151. DOI: 10.12022/jnnr.2016-0024

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Advances in clinical research on post-stroke seizure

YAO Mengsha1, HAO Yong2

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Post-stroke epileptic seizures and post-stroke epilepsy are common complications of stroke, which significantly devastate the physical and mental health of patients as well as their relatives. Unfortunately, few practical guidelines are available about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of post-stroke seizure. Different subtypes of stroke with various risk factors can induce different kinds of seizure and epilepsy, whereas intracerebral hemorrhage has been universally recognized as the primary risk factor leading to post-stroke seizure or epilepsy. Additionally, people can only make prevention strategies which directly focus on potential risk factors, and this may be the most reliable and feasible way because of the lack of qualified prevention assessments and interventions currently. As for diagnosis and treatment, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) arterial spin labeling (ASL) and new generation anti-epileptic drugs have recently become the hot spots, respectively. This review summarizes the advances in clinical research on risk factors, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of post-stroke epileptic seizures and post-stroke epilepsy in recent years, and discusses the possibilities of future research.

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Epilepsy / Post-stroke epileptic seizures / Risk factor / Diagnosis / Drug therapy / Arterial spin labeling / Levetiracetam / Clinical Study

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YAO Mengsha, HAO Yong. Advances in clinical research on post-stroke seizure[J]. Journal of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation. 2016, 12(3): 146-151 https://doi.org/10.12022/jnnr.2016-0024

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