The natural history of late-onset epilepsy secondary to vascular disease
| Autor: | R. W. Gilliatt, J. D. Blackie, D. R. Fish, D. H. Miller, R. C. Roberts |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Epilepsy business.industry Vascular disease Cerebral infarction Late onset General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Occult Natural history Cerebrovascular Disorders Neurology Medicine Humans cardiovascular diseases Neurology (clinical) Myocardial infarction business Stroke Aged |
| Zdroj: | Acta neurologica Scandinavica. 80(6) |
| ISSN: | 0001-6314 |
| Popis: | Twenty-nine patients with late-onset epilepsy were followed prospec-tively for a mean period of 4.9 years; 14 had CT evidence of occult cerebral infarction and 15 had normal scans. The prognosis was similar in the 2 groups; 57% and 53% respectively became seizure-free. One patient in each group had a myocardial infarction and one patient with occult cerebrovascular disease had a stroke. A separate study was made of the prognosis of 24 patients with epilepsy following stroke (mean follow-up 5.9 years). Twelve of 12 patients with seizure onset within 2 weeks of the stroke became seizure-free, compared with 7/12 with more deiayed onset. Late-onset epilepsy has a favourable prognosis, and excellent control should be expected if seizures commence within 2 weeks of stroke. |
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