A clinical analysis of epilepsy secondary to cerebral stroke

Objective To explore the symptomatic features of epilepsy secondary to cerebral stroke and the relationship between this epilepsy and types of stroke. Methods The data on types of cerebral stroke, incidence of epilepsy secondary to cerebral stroke, onset duration, and efficacy of treatment were retrospectively analyzed in 897 patients with cerebral stroke. Results 8.7% of the patients ( 78/897 ) developed epilepsy. The incidence of epilepsy was highest in patients withsubarachnoid hemorrhage, followed by those with intracerebral hemorrhage, and then by those with cerebral infarction.54 patient with secondary epilepsy were early-onset seizures with a good efficacy, and the remaining 24 were late-onset with a worse efficacy. Conclusions Epilepsy is common in the elderly patients with cerebral stroke. The incidenc is related with types of stoke and the prognosis is better after regular treatment. Key words: Cerebral stroke;  Epilepsy