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In this episode, we spoke with Carolina Ferreira Atuesta, MD, MSc, a scientific researcher and clinical data manager at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She spoke about research she and colleagues recently presented at the American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting on poststroke epilepsy, the ongoing clinical efforts to manage seizures occurring after stroke, what studies still need to explore, and more.

Episode Breakdown:

1:20 – Background on the multicenter study

3:30 – Goals of the study and main findings

5:25 – Surprising findings from the study

6:50 – The understanding of this association in clinical care

9:25 – Neurology News Minute

11:55 – Current state of prognostication post stroke

16:50 – The lack of standardized approach to monitoring

20:50 – Lingering needs for future studies

22:55 – Closing thoughts

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REFERENCES

1. Atuesta FC. Seizures After Ischemic Stroke: A Matched Multicenter Study. Presented at: AES Annual Meeting; December 2-6, 2022; Nashville, TN, and virtual. SIG.

2. Ferreira-Atuesta C, Döhler N, Erdélyi-Canavese B, et al. Seizures after Ischemic Stroke: A Matched Multicenter Study. Ann Neurol. 2021;90(5):808-820. doi:10.1002/ana.26212