Clinical analysis of 21 patients with secondary epilepsy after stroke

VernacularTitle:脑卒中后继发性癫癇21例临床分析
Author: Yan CHEN ; Huiqun TANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Epilepsy; Cerebrovascular accident
From: Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2010;17(15):2065-2066
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the relationship between epilepsy and stroke,the features of secondary epilepsy and its treatment. Methods 233 stroke patients were observed and the clinical data of 21 patients who had secondary epilepsy were analyzed. Results Secondary epilepsy after stroke was mainly seen in the cortical stoke patients, the incidence of epilepsy of the cortical stroke group was 16.7% , which was significantly higher than that of the gubcortical stroke patients(5.7% ) ,and there was significant difference between the two groups. The incidence of epilepsy of stroke with a lesion >4cm group was 17. 3% .which was significantly higher than that of stroke with a lesion <4cm group(5.4% ), there was also significant difference between the two groups. There was no significant difference between ischeraic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke(P>0.05). Conclusion The incidence of secondary epilepsy after stroke had no correlations with the stroke types,but was related to the area and the location of the stroke.