Predictors of Seizure Recurrence after Acute Symptomatic Seizures in Ischemic Stroke Patients
Table 1
Patient demographics at follow-up.
Recurrent seizures
No recurrent seizures
value
Demographics
Total
19
46
NS
Age (yrs, avg, SEM)
56.9
18.2
64
21.9
NS
Female
12
63.2
18
39.1
NS
Coma/stupor
12
63.2
24
52.2
NS
Ischemic stroke
Acute
3
15.8
24
52.2
0.01
Remote
16
84.2
22
47.8
Outcome
Discharged home
5
26.3
6
13.0
NS
Discharged rehab
14
73.7
40
87.0
NS
Number of AEDs on initial hospital discharge
0
0
0
0
0
NS
1
5
26.3
19
41.3
NS
2
6
31.6
22
47.8
NS
>3
8
42.1
5
10.9
0.01
Number of AEDs at F/U appointment
0
2
10.5
6
13.0
NS
1
6
31.6
18
39.1
NS
2
6
31.6
17
37.0
NS
>3
5
26.3
5
10.9
0.002
Clinic follow-up (days, avg, SEM)
580.1
266.6
266.6
227.0
0.002
Abbreviations: : number, yrs: years, AEDs: antiepileptics, F/U: follow-up, NS: nonsignificant, avg: average, SEM: standard error of the mean. Data expressed as , % unless otherwise specified.
