Incidence and predictors of post-stroke epilepsy

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 427-430

  Jungehulsing, Gerhard J ^a,b   Heuschmann, Peter U ^a,c   Holtkamp, Martin ^b   Schwab, Stefan ^d   Kolominsky Rabas, Peter L ^d  

^a Center for Stroke Research Berlin CSB   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neuroepidemiology; Post stroke epilepsy; Seizure; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POST STROKE EPILEPSY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE PATIENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SCANDINAVIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84877926842     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ane.12070     Document Type: Article

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