Anti-seizure medications in patients with post-stroke epilepsy: A survival analysis study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The role of antiseizure medications (ASMs) in patients with post-stroke epilepsy (PSE) is still debated. Although a few studies have compared the efficacy of different ASMs on mortality in patients with PSE, overall evidence on the impact of ASM use on survival is limited. This study aimed to evaluate the association between ASM use and all-cause mortality in patients with PSE.

Methods

A cohort study was conducted using health care administrative database of Health Protection Agency of Bergamo (Italy). Individuals with a diagnosis of stroke followed by epilepsy onset between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2017 were included. The date of epilepsy was considered as Index date (ID). Patients were followed from the ID until death, disenrollment, or end of follow-up,

SUBMITTER: Antonazzo IC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12927701 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature