Incidence and predictors of acute symptomatic seizures after stroke

Neurology

Volumn 77, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 1785-1793

  Beghi, E ^a   D'Alessandro, R ^b   Beretta, S ^c   Consoli, D ^d   Crespi, V ^e   Delaj, L ^b   Gandolfo, C ^f   Greco, G ^g   Neve, A La ^h   Manfredi, M ⁱ   Mattana, F ^a   Musolino, R ^j   Provinciali, L ^k   Santangelo, M ^g   Specchio, L M ^l   Zaccara, G ^m  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche   (Italy)

^c SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UO di Neurologia   (Italy)

^e Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^g Ospedale Ramazzini   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

ⁱ IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^l AOU Ospedali Riuniti   (Italy)

^m SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SMOKING; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 82955243899     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182364878     Document Type: Review

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