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SUBMITTER: Matsubara S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7005175 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Matsubara Soichiro S Tanaka Tomotaka T Tomari Shinya S Fukuma Kazuki K Ishiyama Hiroyuki H Abe Soichiro S Arimizu Takuro T Yamaguchi Yoshitaka Y Ogata Soshiro S Nishimura Kunihiro K Koga Masatoshi M Ando Yukio Y Toyoda Kazunori K Ihara Masafumi M
Scientific reports 20200206 1
A previous study showed early statin administration in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) was associated with a lower risk of early-onset seizure (ES), which is a high risk of epilepsy, but this retrospective study design may not have eliminated confounding factor effects. We aimed to verify the determinants and prognostic significance of ES and clarify the effects of statin administration. Consecutive AIS patients without a history of epilepsy were enrolled. The relationship between ES ( ...[more]