Early seizures in first-ever acute stroke patients in India: incidence, predictive factors and impact on early outcome
Early seizures in first-ever acute stroke patients in India: incidence, predictive factors and impact on early outcome
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1468-1331.2012.03782.x
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发表时间:
2012-10-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Ghosh, A.
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作者:
Goswami, R. P.;Karmakar, P. S.;Ghosh, A.
Background and purpose Stroke-associated early seizures (ES) often complicate the initial course of acute stroke. This study intended to estimate the rate of and the predictive factors for ES and the impact of ES on the clinical outcome in patients with first-ever acute stroke. Materials and methods Consecutive patients with first-ever acute stroke admitted in the Department of Medicine from June 2010 to December 2011 were prospectively included. ES were defined as seizures occurring within 7 similar to days from acute stroke. Patients with history of epilepsy, transient ischaemic attack, subarachnoid haemorrhage and cerebral venous thrombosis were excluded. Clinical outcomes were measured under the subheadings of mortality and disability at discharge, according to modified Rankin score. Results Of the 441 (56.92% male patients, median age 55 similar to years, 49.43% had haemorrhagic stroke) patients, 79 (17.91%, 95% confidence interval (CI): 14.6121.78%) suffered from ES. At discharge, 37.64% were disabled, and 19.5% were dead. In multivariate analysis, alcoholism, NIHSS at admission, haemorrhagic stroke and cortical location were significant predictors of ES. Thirty-day mortality was predicted by NIHSS at admission [hazard ratio (HR): 1.14, 95% CI: 1.111.18, P similar to