Post-Stroke Epilepsy within a Teaching Hospital in Cotonou, Benin
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Abstract
Seizures occurring after stroke are risk factors for the onset of ensuing epilepsy.
However,
the
incidence
of
vascular
epilepsy
is
low.
The
purpose
of
this
study
was
to
study
vascular
epilepsy
features
in
a
teaching
university.
It was
a
retrospective,
descriptive
and
analytical
study,
conducted
from
1
January
2015 to 31
December 2016 in Cotonou Teaching Hospital (CNHU-HKM),
Benin. It involved 35 patients brought together through comprehensive sampling.
Vascular
epilepsy
hospital
attendance
rate
was
2%.
There
were
simple
partial
seizures
in
74.28%
of
cases
while
cerebral
ischemia
was
recorded
in
44.44%
of
patients.
Neurological
consultation
after
stroke
occurrence
was
a
protective
factor
against
the
occurrence
of
vascular
epilepsy
with
significant
p
at
0.001.
st
st