Use of antiepileptic medications for seizures' prevention during subarachnoid hemorrhage: A retrospective observational study

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 103; no. 28; p. e38959
• Main Authors: Alghadeer, Sultan, Binhazza, Reham M., Alwahibi, Abdulrahman, Alsaloom, Feda F., Alshaya, Abdulrahman I., Alyahya, Hayaa, Al-Ghamdi, Abrar, Alghamdi, Abdulrahman A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 12.07.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Anticonvulsants - administration & dosage; Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Seizures - drug therapy; Seizures - etiology; Seizures - prevention & control; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - complications; aneurysm; antiepileptic drugs; guidelines; seizure; prophylaxis; subarachnoid hemorrhage

The use of prophylactic antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) post-subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), particularly aneurysmal SAH, is controversial, with limited data available. This has led the new American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) guidelines to recommend against using AEDs. This st...