seizures/infarction

Controversies exist concerning factors that contribute to the occurrence of epileptic seizures after stroke. Therefore, we studied prospectively the occurrence of seizures in 322 patients with a first-ever CT-confirmed symptomatic territorial brain infarct involving the cortex. We also studied

Fatalities following intravenous recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator therapy have been reported. Major fatal complications following intravenous recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator therapy include intracranial hemorrhage, aortic dissection, and extracranial bleeding. However, the

BACKGROUND EEG findings are generally not considered to be very helpful for the diagnosis of poststroke seizures. OBJECTIVE This retrospective study investigates the EEG characteristics in patients who develop seizures after a cerebral territorial infarct. METHODS The study population consisted of

Cerebral arterial infarction is a more common cause of neonatal seizures than has been previously appreciated. In 50 full-term newborns with seizures studied, 7 had cerebral infarction which was the second most common definable cause of seizures. We describe these 7 full-term infants with

In a population-based study, we evaluated seizures occurring in the first 15 days after strokes among 1,640 consecutive patients who had ischemic (814 infarcts with atheroma and 126 with cardiogenic embolism, 273 lacunar infarcts, 259 transient ischemic attacks) or hemorrhagic stroke (129

Bithalamic infarctions initially presenting as a convulsive seizure are rarely reported and, to our best knowledge, have never been reported in China. Here, we present a patient with convulsive seizure at the onset of bilateral paramedian thalamic infarction. The diffusion-weighted imaging revealed

BACKGROUND Cerebellar infarction is exceedingly rare in neonates, usually occurring after traumatic birth. Lifelong sequelae can result from cerebellar damage with disorders of motor function, ataxia, and also cognitive dysfunction. OBJECTIVE We report the clinical presentation of a preterm triplet

Congenital protein S deficiency is associated with an increased risk of venous thrombosis. A14-year-old boy presented with epileptic seizures and thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus and frontal hemorrhagic venous infarction after ingestion of 50 mg of dimenhydrinate, an antiemetic drug. The

We retrospectively analyzed the clinical features, prognosis, CT scans and electroencephalograms in 527 patients with cerebral infarction in the Toranomon hospital between 1983 and 1990. CT scans revealed cortical involvement in 130 cases and subcortical infarcts in the territory of the perforating

Stroke is one of the most frequent causes of seizures in adulthood. Subcortical infarcts have been associated with post-stroke epileptic seizures, although less frequently than cortical ischaemia. We studied 113 patients from a hospital stroke registry. The patients had subcortical non-lacunar

BACKGROUND Early-onset seizures(ESs) have been reported in 2% to 6% of strokes. Most previous studies have been retrospective and did not systematically perform cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and determinants of ESs in a prospective

Neonatal cerebral infarction or neonatal stroke is a well recognised cause of neonatal seizures. The awareness of its existence among healthcare workers is low and it is not even mentioned as a cause of neonatal seizures in most books. Many of the affected neonates are well, without any evidence of

BACKGROUND The incidence of neonatal stroke in full-term infants has been cautiously estimated as 1:10,000, but infants can initially have few symptoms, and the condition has the potential for underdiagnosis. Follow-up studies of known full-term neonatal stroke victims beyond 3 years of age indicate

BACKGROUND Stroke is a rare cause of neonatal seizures. METHODS During a 5-year period, eight full-term infants were admitted to hospital for seizures due to a stroke. Seizures began shortly after birth and were always one-sided. Early CT scans showed cerebral infarctions. Motor disabilities such as