TABLE 3.
Patients With Seizures After Hospital Discharge
| Patient | Acute Seizuresa | AED Duration (mon)b | Age at First Seizure (mon)c | Seizure Details | Other Neurologic Diagnoses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | None | NA | 1.0 | Single seizure with fever, none in subsequent 21 mo | NA |
| 2 | Present | 2.0 | 8.0 | Two focal seizures in 1 day, none in subsequent 11 mo | NA |
| 3 | Present | 2.2 | 16.3 | Single episode of eye deviation lasting 1 minute, no other suspicious events in subsequent 18 mo | NA |
| 4 | Present | 1.7 | 17.8 | Single seizure with fever, none in subsequent 12 mo | NA |
| 5 | Present | 6.0 | 27.6 | Single seizure with fever, none in subsequent 10 mo | NA |
| 6 | Present | 16.9d | NA | Epilepsy; never seizure-free | Moyamoya disease |
| 7 | Present | 2.5 | 4.6 | Epilepsy | NA |
| 8 | Present | NAe | 5.9 | Epilepsy | NA |
| 9 | None | NA | 7.9 | Epilepsy (infantile hemi-spasms) | NA |
| 10 | None | NA | 10.1 | Epilepsy | Sturge-Weber syndrome |
| 11 | Present | 6.7 | 12 | Epilepsy | NA |
NA indicates not applicable.
a
Seizures during hospitalization for acute perinatal stroke.
b
Duration of initial course of AED treatment after presentation with stroke. NA indicates patient did not receive AED during hospitalization for acute perinatal stroke.
c
First seizure after discharge from hospital.
d
Equal to duration of follow-up for this patient.
e
Single clinical seizure in the neonatal period but no AED administered because EEG results showed no ongoing seizures.