TY - JOUR AU - Zelano, Johan PY - 2017 TI - A new study investigates the long-term risks of poststroke epilepsy after primary intracerebral haemorrhage JF - AME Medical Journal; Vol 2 (September 2017): Ame Medical Journal Y2 - 2017 KW - N2 - Epilepsy can be genetic, but also acquired after brain insults. Cerebrovascular disease is the most common cause of epilepsy after middle age and accounts for 14–21% of all cases of epilepsy in developed countries (1). Exactly how stroke causes seizures is not known, but the risk of poststroke epilepsy (PSE) seems to vary with lesion characteristics. Hemorrhage carries a higher risk of epilepsy than infarctions, as do larger strokes and strokes near the brain cortex (2). UR - https://amj.amegroups.org/article/view/4039