Characteristics and outcomes of patients with seizures according to the time of onset in relation to stroke

European Neurology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 225-228

  De Reuck, J ^a   Sieben, A ^a   Van Maele, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

EEG findings, seizures; Outcome, stroke related seizures; Seizure characteristics; Seizure onset; Status epilepticus; Stroke characteristics; Stroke related seizures

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEIZURE; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; STROKE PATIENT;

AGED; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEIZURES; STROKE; TIME;

EID: 42449085435     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000115635     Document Type: Article

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