Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Current Insights into the Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Treatment and Management Options of Seizures and Epilepsy After Stroke

Stroke is a serious medical problem resulting in several harmful neurological consequences which in both pediatric and adult patients affect everyday functioning and increase the costs of medical care and rehabilitation. Seizures and epilepsy are among the most common consequences of stroke although the incidence differs between the populations. Ischemic stroke is the cause of half of the epileptic seizures that newly occur in the population of patients above 60 years of age. This Article Collection focuses on the current opinions on epidemiology, risk factors, classification and treatment as well as prognosis in poststroke seizures and epilepsy both in adults and children.