Antiseizure Medication Use and Outcomes After Suspected or Confirmed Acute Symptomatic Seizures.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Antiseizure medications (ASMs) are frequently prescribed for acute symptomatic seizures and epileptiform abnormalities (EAs; eg, periodic or rhythmic patterns). There are limited data on factors associated with ASM use and their association with outcomes.

Objectives

To determine factors associated with ASM use in patients with confirmed or suspected acute symptomatic seizures undergoing continuous electroencephalography, and to explore the association of ASMs with outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

This multicenter cohort study was performed between July 1 and September 30, 2021, at 5 US centers of the Post Acute Symptomatic Seizure Investigation and Outcomes Network. After screening 1717 patients, the study included 1172 hospitalized adults withou

SUBMITTER: Zafar SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11420826 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature