Frequency and predictors of poststroke epilepsy after mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusion stroke: results from a multicenter cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poststroke epilepsy (PSE) represents an important complication of stroke. Data regarding the frequency and predictors of PSE in patients with large-vessel occlusion stroke receiving mechanical thrombectomy (MT) are scarce. Furthermore, information on acute and preexisting lesion characteristics on brain MRI has not yet been systematically considered in risk prediction of PSE. This study thus aims to assess PSE risk after acute ischemic stroke treated with MT, based on clinical and MRI features.

Methods

In this multicenter study from two tertiary stroke centers, we included consecutive acute ischemic stroke patients who had received MT for acute intracranial large vessel occlusion (LVO) between 2011 and 2017, in whom post-interventional brain MRI and long term-foll

SUBMITTER: Gruber J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10632247 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature