Research Article
Antiepileptic Drug Management in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Are Vascular Neurologists Utilizing Electroencephalograms? An Observational Cohort Study
Table 2
Multivariable regression of medication use by positive EEG (
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| Covariates | Antiseizure | Given | Discontinued | Inpatient | Home | OR | 95% CI | value | OR | 95% CI | value | OR | 95% CI | value | OR | 95% CI | value |
| EEG positive | 5.84 | 2.08-16.43 | 0.001 | 1.05 | 0.23-4.87 | 0.948 | 4.03 | 1.49-10.92 | 0.006 | 0.77 | 0.09-6.31 | 0.809 | Age, years | 1.00 | 0.99-1.02 | 0.956 | 0.97 | 0.94-1.00 | 0.037 | 1.00 | 0.99-1.02 | 0.726 | 0.99 | 0.97-1.02 | 0.715 | Female | 0.97 | 0.63-1.50 | 0.883 | 1.57 | 0.60-4.11 | 0.361 | 0.90 | 0.57-1.40 | 0.631 | 1.24 | 0.53-2.90 | 0.617 | Black | 1.44 | 0.89-2.33 | 0.140 | 1.24 | 0.43-3.56 | 0.692 | 1.62 | 0.98-2.70 | 0.061 | 1.24 | 0.48-3.24 | 0.654 | Past seizures | 20.34 | 8.29-49.95 | 0.000 | 119.65 | 43.76-327.15 | 0.000 | 19.62 | 8.39-45.84 | 0.000 | 1.56 | 0.43-5.69 | 0.501 | | Antiseizure after EEG result | Antiseizure at discharge | Started/changed | Discontinued | Given | Given after 36 hr changes | OR | 95% CI | value | OR | 95% CI | value | OR | 95% CI | value | OR | 95% CI | value | EEG positive | 11.00 | 3.90-30.99 | 0.000 | 2.74 | 0.55-13.63 | 0.218 | 8.11 | 2.65-24.79 | 0.000 | 10.70 | 0.72-158.86 | 0.085 | Age, years | 0.98 | 0.96-1.01 | 0.253 | 1.01 | 0.97-1.04 | 0.734 | 0.99 | 0.97-1.01 | 0.398 | 0.98 | 0.91-1.05 | 0.597 | Female | 0.99 | 0.42-2.31 | 0.973 | 0.89 | 0.34-2.33 | 0.820 | 0.79 | 0.43-1.45 | 0.455 | 0.62 | 0.05-7.65 | 0.707 | Black | 3.30 | 0.94-11.56 | 0.062 | 0.68 | 0.26-1.81 | 0.439 | 1.48 | 0.75-2.92 | 0.260 | 0.15 | 0.01-1.97 | 0.147 | Past seizures | 3.29 | 1.21-8.90 | 0.019 | 1.01 | 0.21-4.92 | 0.993 | 21.12 | 9.68-46.06 | 0.000 | 3.67 | 0.25-52.85 | 0.340 |
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| | Benzodiazepine | Short | Long | OR | 95% CI | value | OR | 95% CI | value |
| EEG positive | 2.02 | 0.72-5.66 | 0.182 | 2.82 | 1.02-7.80 | 0.045 | Age, years | 0.99 | 0.98-1.00 | 0.076 | 0.98 | 0.96-1.00 | 0.057 | Female | 0.73 | 0.50-1.07 | 0.106 | 0.73 | 0.42-1.34 | 0.329 | Black | 1.00 | 0.66-1.51 | 0.998 | 0.75 | 0.42-1.34 | 0.329 | Past seizures | 0.78 | 0.40-1.50 | 0.452 | 1.10 | 0.44-2.73 | 0.835 |
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