Title

The risk of new-onset epilepsy and refractory epilepsy in older adult stroke survivors

Authors

Jorge G. Burneo, Western UniversityFollow
Tresah C. Antaya, Western UniversityFollow
Britney N. Allen, ICES WesternFollow
Andrea Belisle, ICES WesternFollow
Salimah Z. Shariff, ICES WesternFollow
Gustavo Saposnik, University of Toronto Faculty of MedicineFollow

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Description

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.

Publication Date

2019

Keywords

drug-resistant, pharmacoresistant, seizures, stroke treatment, stroke outcomes, MRI, EEG, mortality

Disciplines

Diagnosis | Epidemiology | Health Services Research | Nervous System Diseases | Neurology | Neurosciences

Recommended Citation

Burneo, Jorge G.; Antaya, Tresah C.; Allen, Britney N.; Belisle, Andrea; Shariff, Salimah Z.; and Saposnik, Gustavo, "The risk of new-onset epilepsy and refractory epilepsy in older adult stroke survivors" (2019). Neuroepidemiology Research Unit Project Summaries. 1.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/neuruprojectsummaries/1