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Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Prevention of Poststroke Epilepsy
Tanaka T, Ihara M, Fukuma K, Mishra N, Koepp M, Guekht A, Ikeda A. Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Prevention of Poststroke Epilepsy. Neurology 2024, 102: e209450. PMID: 38759128, PMCID: PMC11175639, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoststroke epileptogenesisPoststroke epilepsyStroke survivorsAssociated with high mortalityAttention of health policymakersBurden of stroke worldwideDiagnostic work-upRisk of seizuresRisk-scoring modelSurrogate outcome measuresCortical superficial siderosisPrevention of seizuresSecondary prevention of seizuresPrimary prophylaxisConcomitant medicationsEEG findingsAcute stroke treatmentRecurrence riskSeizure prophylaxisSuperficial siderosisAntiseizure medicationsCardiovascular riskTreatment strategiesEnrolling patientsTissue-based approach
2016
Blood Pressure Management in Acute Stroke.
Jusufovic M, Mishra NK, Lansberg MG, Bath PM, Berge E, Sandset EC. Blood Pressure Management in Acute Stroke. Current Hypertension Reviews 2016, 12: 121-6. PMID: 26931471, DOI: 10.2174/1573402112666160302102711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure managementAcute ischemic strokeBlood pressureIschemic strokeIntracerebral hemorrhageAcute phaseClinical trialsPressure managementAcute stroke treatmentIndependent risk factorLower blood pressureLarge clinical trialsRecent clinical trialsRoutine clinical practicePenumbral tissueAcute strokeThrombolytic treatmentStroke treatmentClinical benefitUnfavourable outcomeRisk factorsClinical practiceHemorrhageInternational guidelinesStroke