Open AccessProphylactic Antiepileptics and Seizure Incidence Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Author(s) -
David M. Panczykowski,
Matthew Pease,
Yin Zhao,
Gregory M. Weiner,
William J. Ares,
Elizabeth Crago,
Brian T. Jankowitz,
Andrew F. Ducruet
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.116.013766
Subject(s) - medicine , subarachnoid hemorrhage , incidence (geometry) , anesthesia , subdural hemorrhage , prophylactic treatment , surgery , hematoma , physics , optics
The utility of prophylactic antiepileptic drug (AED) administration after spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage remains controversial. AEDs have not clearly been associated with a reduction in seizure incidence and have been associated with both neurological worsening and delayed functional recovery in this setting.
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