... performed within 24 h of stroke onset, and to investigate correlations between these patterns and the occurrence of early epileptic seizures and status epilepticus (SE), vascular risk factors, stroke subtypes and short-term outcome. Methods: We prospectively studied 232 patients (mean age 71 ± 12 years; 177...

.... Generalized tonic-clonic seizures occurred mainly in cases of infarction in the deep territory of the middle cerebral and of the anterior choroidal artery. Status epilepticus was significantly correlated with infarcts in the posterior temporal region. Conclusion: Some infarct regions are the sides...