Seizure may up dementia risk for young stroke survivors - Futurity: Research News

7/18/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Barbara Schindo-Penn State
by Barbara Schindo-Penn State
"Seizures are a common complication of stroke. Screening and treating stroke survivors for them may reduce the onset of dementia."
Young stroke patients who have a seizure following their diagnosis are two and a half times more likely to develop dementia than patients who don’t have seizures, according to a new study. The findi… [+3175 chars]
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