Family history increases the risk of late seizures after stroke

Objective

To assess the association between a family history of epilepsy and risk of late poststroke seizures (LPS).

Methods

This register-based cohort study was based on adult patients from the Swedish Stroke Register (Riksstroke) with stroke from 2001 to 2012 and no prior epilepsy. LPS (>7 days after stroke) and epilepsy were ascertained in cases and in their first-degree biological relatives by cross-referencing...