Clinical and radiological evaluation of epilepsy after ischemic cerebrovascular disease

Akçay Övünç Özön, Ferhat Cüce
2020 Gulhane Medical Journal  
Aims: We aimed to evaluate the onset time, seizure type, response to treatment, etiological causes, electroencephalographic, and radiological features of epileptic seizures that occur after ischemic stroke. Conclusions: EOS were more frequent after ischemic stroke. Cortical and subcortical involvement was the most common in terms of seizures in radiological examination. The most common seizure type was SGTCS. Monotherapy was the most frequent application in the treatment. The most commonly
more » ... rred antiepileptic drug was levetiracetam. Antiepileptic drug therapy was found to be effective.
doi:10.4274/gulhane.galenos.2019.998 fatcat:ujzqzq4dendsro77b7ucyan74i