Pediatric intracerebral hemorrhage: acute symptomatic seizures and epilepsy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Seizures are believed to be common presenting symptoms in neonates and children with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). However, few data are available on the epidemiology of acute symptomatic seizures or the risk for later epilepsy.

Objective

To define the incidence of and explore risk factors for seizures and epilepsy in children with spontaneous ICH. Our a priori hypotheses were that younger age at presentation, cortical involvement of ICH, acute symptomatic seizures after presentation, ICH due to vascular malformation, and elevated intracranial pressure requiring urgent intervention would predict remote symptomatic seizures and epilepsy.

Design

Prospective cohort study conducted between March 1, 2007, and January 1, 2012.

Setting

Three t

SUBMITTER: Beslow LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3640376 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature