Long-term continuation of anti-seizure medications after acute stroke.
Vineet PuniaRyan HonomichlPradeep ChandanLisa EllisonNicolas ThompsonAdithya SivarajuIrene L KatzanPravin GeorgeChris NeweyStephen HantusPublished in: Annals of clinical and translational neurology (2021)
Almost a third of patients with poststroke ASySs concerns may continue ASMs for the long term, including more than half started on them acutely. Admission to the NICU may lower the odds, and ASySs (convulsive or electrographic) and EAs on cEEG significantly increase the odds of long-term ASM use.
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