Electro-encephalographic and Pathological Findings During the Early Stage of Cerebral Ischemia

Focal Epilepsy as a Possible Sign of Transient Subclinical Ischemia

“…However, the occurrence of seizures as an equiva lent of TIAs is generally challenged although seizures have been reported to occur in patients suffering from ICVD who never sustained a completed stroke [17][18][19], Seizures occurring under these circumstances have been attributed either to cerebral embolism [2,20] or to lowgrade brain ischemia [17], McNamara [21] maintains that anoxia resulting from cerebral ischemia never gives rise to seizure activity in normal brains, while it may activate a preexisting epilep tic focus. However paroxysmal EEG patterns have been reported in early stages of cerebral ischemia [22], partic ularly when watershed territories are involved [23][24][25].…”

Focal Epilepsy as a Possible Sign of Transient Subclinical Ischemia

“…However, the occurrence of seizures as an equiva lent of TIAs is generally challenged although seizures have been reported to occur in patients suffering from ICVD who never sustained a completed stroke [17][18][19], Seizures occurring under these circumstances have been attributed either to cerebral embolism [2,20] or to lowgrade brain ischemia [17], McNamara [21] maintains that anoxia resulting from cerebral ischemia never gives rise to seizure activity in normal brains, while it may activate a preexisting epilep tic focus. However paroxysmal EEG patterns have been reported in early stages of cerebral ischemia [22], partic ularly when watershed territories are involved [23][24][25].…”

Focal Epilepsy as a Possible Sign of Transient Subclinical Ischemia

“…However, the occurrence of seizures as an equiva lent of TIAs is generally challenged although seizures have been reported to occur in patients suffering from ICVD who never sustained a completed stroke [17][18][19], Seizures occurring under these circumstances have been attributed either to cerebral embolism [2,20] or to lowgrade brain ischemia [17], McNamara [21] maintains that anoxia resulting from cerebral ischemia never gives rise to seizure activity in normal brains, while it may activate a preexisting epilep tic focus. However paroxysmal EEG patterns have been reported in early stages of cerebral ischemia [22], partic ularly when watershed territories are involved [23][24][25].…”

Focal Epilepsy as a Possible Sign of Transient Subclinical Ischemia

“…However, the occurrence of seizures as an equiva lent of TIAs is generally challenged although seizures have been reported to occur in patients suffering from ICVD who never sustained a completed stroke [17][18][19], Seizures occurring under these circumstances have been attributed either to cerebral embolism [2,20] or to lowgrade brain ischemia [17], McNamara [21] maintains that anoxia resulting from cerebral ischemia never gives rise to seizure activity in normal brains, while it may activate a preexisting epilep tic focus. However paroxysmal EEG patterns have been reported in early stages of cerebral ischemia [22], partic ularly when watershed territories are involved [23][24][25].…”