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Epilepsy risk among survivors of intensive care unit hospitalization for sepsis
Tresah C. Antaya, Britney N. Allen, Lucie Richard, Salimah Z. Shariff, Gustavo Saposnik, and Jorge Burneo
Research Summary: Key Findings
- 407 (0.28%) patients developed epilepsy within 2 years of their ICU discharge, 103 (25.3%) of whom were exposed to sepsis.
- Sepsis survivors were significantly more likely to develop epilepsy, relative to non-septic ICU survivors.
- Among sepsis survivors, epilepsy risk increased with age and was higher among those with chronic kidney disease.
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The risk of new-onset epilepsy and refractory epilepsy in older adult stroke survivors
Jorge G. Burneo, Tresah C. Antaya, Britney N. Allen, Andrea Belisle, Salimah Z. Shariff, and Gustavo Saposnik
Research Summary: Key Findings
- Stroke is a common cause of epilepsy in older adults, but little is known about stroke-related epilepsy or its outcomes in this population.
- 1.1% of older adult stroke survivors developed epilepsy in this study, of whom 12.9% developed refractory epilepsy, indicating that this population is particularly responsive to treatment.
- Over 85% of deaths in this population are not due to stroke or epilepsy.