Predictors of Seizure Recurrence after Acute Symptomatic Seizures in Ischemic Stroke Patients

Table 2

CEEG findings on CEEG in hospital and on routine EEG at outpatient follow-up.

	Recurrent seizures		No recurrent seizures		value
Initial EEG
Total	19		46
Status epilepticus	6	31.6	11	23.9	NS
Epileptic seizures	17	89.5	41	89.1	NS
GPDs with triphasic waves	0	0	0	0	NS
LPDs	3	15.8	11	23.9	NS
GPDs	0	0	7	15.2	NS
Continuous slow	15	78.9	39	84.8	NS
Burst suppression	0	0.0	2	4.3	NS
Follow-up EEG
Total	10		21
Normal	0	0	4	19.0	NS
Epileptic seizures	3	30.0	0	0	0.01
Sharp wave/spike	4	40.0	0	0	0.006
GPDs with triphasic waves	0	0.0	0	0	NS
LPDs	1	10.0	0	0	NS
GPDs	0	0	0	0	NS
Continuous slow	2	20.0	9	42.3	NS
Background slow	1	10.0	0	0	NS
Intermittent slow	2	20.0	7	35.3	NS
Time to follow-up (days, avg, SEM)	506.8	397.7	317.1	586.5	NS

Abbreviations: CEEG: continuous electroencephalogram, LPDs: lateralized periodic discharge, GPDs: generalized periodic discharges, EEG: electroencephalogram, : number, SEM: standard error of the mean. Data expressed as , % unless otherwise specified.