Shift from older- to newer-generation antiseizure medications in people with acute ischemic stroke in Australia: A population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the trends in antiseizure medications (ASMs) use following ischemic stroke and to examine factors associated with use of newer- and older-generation ASMs.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted using state-wide linked health datasets. Patients who were hospitalized with a first-ever ischemic stroke between 2013 and 2017 and were dispensed ASM within 12 months from discharge were included. Logistic regression was used to examine the predictors of receiving newer-generation ASMs. Generalized linear modeling was used to identify factors associated with ASM use after ischemic stroke.

Results

Of 19 601 people hospitalized with a first-ever ischemic stroke, 989 were dispensed an ASM within 12 months from discharge. The most prevalent fir

SUBMITTER: Kim SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10690710 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature