Anam Mahmood, Satia Waheed, Ali Hassan.
To assess the frequency of seizures in patients presenting with recurrent stroke.
Esculapio J Services Inst Med Sci Jan ;15(1):79-82.

Objectives: To assess the frequency of seizures in patients with recurrent stroke. Material and Methods: Total 175 patients with recurrent stroke were included and were followed-up in neurological wards for 3 days. Patients were discharged and were followed-up in OPD for 15 days after stroke. Patients were advised to present in emergency in case of seizures. If fits occurs within 15 days of stroke, then seizures was labeled. Data entry and analysis was done by using SPSS. Results: Seizure occurred in 16(9.1%) of the patients. Highest frequency of seizure was observed in patients in the age group 61-70 years. (62.5%) Among male and female patients frequency of seizure was same. i.e. (50%) Patients with hemorrhagic stroke had high frequency of seizure (56.3%). Conclusion: Seizure occurred in 16(9.1%) patients. Considering the risk for seizures after certain types of cerebrovascular events might help to early identify patients for anticonvulsive treatment.

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