Table 3 Clinical characteristics related to seizure recurrence after early onset post-ischemic stroke seizure
From: Clinical predictors of seizure recurrence after the first post-ischemic stroke seizure
Clinical characteristics | Not recurred | Recurred | Univariable analysis | Multivariable analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | (N = 31) | (N = 17) | p-value | OR (95 % CI) | p-value | OR (95 % CI) |
Age (years old) | 65.7 ± 14.9 | 66.1 ± 12.6 | 0.941 |  | 0.882a | 0.880 (0.161–4.799) |
Male gender | 17 (54.8 %) | 12 (70.6 %) | 0.286 | 1.976 (0.560–6.971) | 0.033* | 11.822 (1.222–114.347) |
Diabetes mellitus | 16 (51.6 %) | 4 (23.5 %) | 0.059 | 0.288 (0.077–1.084) | 0.347 | 0.346 (0.038–3.167) |
Hypertension | 23 (74.2 %) | 10 (58.8 %) | 0.272 | 0.497 (0.141–1.747) | 0.355 | 0.353 (0.039–3.206) |
Atrial fibrillation | 3 (9.7 %) | 5 (29.4 %) | 0.112 | 3.889 (0.799–18.938) | 0.106 | 10.451 (0.609–179.306) |
Lesion size | ||||||
 Small | 4 (12.9 %) | 3 (17.6 %) |  |  | 0.360 |  |
 Moderate | 13 (41.9 %) | 4 (23.5 %) |  |  | 0.576 | 2.779 (0.077–99.920) |
 Large | 14 (45.2 %) | 10 (58.8 %) | 0.468 |  | 0.440 | 0.412 (0.043–3.910) |
Cortical involvement | 21 (67.7 %) | 14 (82.4 %) | 0.330 | 2.222 (0.518–9.537) | 0.163 | 6.406 (0.471–87.078) |
Hemorrhagic transformation | 6 (19.4 %) | 2 (11.8 %) | 0.694 | 0.556 (0.099–3.114) | 0.197 | 0.155 (0.009–2.632) |
Functional disability | ||||||
 Mild | 12 (38.7 %) | 4 (23.5 %) |  |  | 0.402 |  |
 Moderate | 4 (12.9 %) | 2 (11.8 %) |  |  | 0.564 | 0.386 (0.015–9.788) |
 Severe | 15 (48.4 %) | 11 (64.7 %) | 0.532 |  | 0.293 | 3.517 (0.349–32.620) |
Status epilepticus | 8 (25.8 %) | 5 (29.4 %) | 1.000 | 1.198 (0.321–4.473) | 0.941 | 1.077 (0.151–7.673) |
Relevant EEG findings (N = 45) | 17 (54.8 %) | 10 (58.8 %) | 0.900 | 0.924 (0.271–3.156) | 0.951 | 1.067 (0.134–8.512) |
Partial seizure type | 14 (45.2 %) | 11 (64.7 %) | 0.195 | 2.226 (0.657–7.545) | 0.159 | 4.619 (0.546–38.873) |