Risk factors and outcome of seizures after spontaneous aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

• Published in: European journal of neurology Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 451 - 457
• Main Authors: Lin, Y.-J., Chang, W.-N., Chang, H.-W., Ho, J.-T., Lee, T.-C., Wang, H.-C., Tsai, N.-W., Tsai, M.-H., Lu, C.-H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2008
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cerebral Angiography; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; outcome; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; seizure; Seizures - etiology; spontaneous aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - complications; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - pathology

Background and purpose:  Seizures are important neurologic complications of spontaneous aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). A better understanding of the risk factors of seizures following aneurysmal SAH is needed to predict those who will require treatment. Methods:  A total of 137 adult pati...