Globally, as populations age there will be challenges and opportunities to deliver optimal
health care to senior citizens. Epilepsy, a condition characterised by spontaneous recurrent …

Epilepsy is a chronic disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Antiepileptic drugs
(AEDs) are used to control seizures. Even though parts of their mechanisms of action are …

Post-stroke epilepsy (PSE) is a common complication after stroke, yet treatment options
remain limited. While many physicians prescribe antiepileptic drugs (AED) for secondary …

Stroke is the leading cause of seizures and epilepsy in older adults. Patients who have
larger and more severe strokes involving the cortex, are younger, and have acute …

Objective Seizures may occur in close temporal association with a stroke or after a variable
interval. Moreover, epilepsy is often encountered in patients with leukoaraiosis. Although …

Background With the increased efficacy of stroke treatments, diagnosis and specific
treatment needs of patients with post-stroke seizures (PSS) and post-stroke epilepsy have …

Background: Strokes are the leading cause of epileptic seizures in adults and account for
50% of seizures in those over the age of 65 years. The use of antiepileptic drugs to prevent …

Introducción Actualización de la guía para el tratamiento del infarto cerebral agudo de la
Sociedad Española de Neurología basada en la revisión y análisis de la bibliografía …

Abstract Introduction Update of Acute Ischaemic Stroke Treatment Guidelines of the Spanish
Neurological Society based on a critical review of the literature. Recommendations are …

Almost all stroke survivors suffer physical disabilities and neuropsychiatric disturbances,
which can be briefly divided into post-stroke neurological diseases and post-stroke …