Poststroke epilepsy in long-term survivors of primary intracerebral hemorrhage.

Objective: To identify the incidence and predisposing factors for development of poststroke epilepsy (PSE) after primary intracerebral hemorrhage (PICH) during a long-term follow-up.

Methods: We performed a retrospective study of patients who had had their first-ever PICH between January 1993 and January 2008 in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland, and who survived for at least 3 months. These patients were followed up for PSE.

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome: mechanisms, manifestations, and management.

The alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a well-known condition occurring after intentional or unintentional abrupt cessation of heavy/constant drinking in patients suffering from alcohol use disorders (AUDs). AUDs are common in neurological departments with patients admitted for coma, epileptic seizures, dementia, polyneuropathy, and gait disturbances. Nonetheless, diagnosis and treatment are often delayed until dramatic symptoms occur.

Risk for All-cause and Traumatic Death in Head Trauma Subjects: A Prospective Population-based Case-control Follow-up Study.

Objective: To investigate long-term mortality for subjects with acute head trauma.

Background: It is not known why long-term mortality after head trauma without traumatic brain injury is elevated.

Methods: All subjects admitted to Oulu University Hospital emergency room in 1999 with an acute head trauma (n = 737) were followed up until February 2014 and compared with age and sex-matched general population controls (n = 2196).

Head Trauma with or without Mild Brain Injury Increases the Risk of Future Traumatic Death: A Controlled Prospective 15-Year Follow-Up Study.

Patients who have recovered from traumatic brain injury (TBI) show an increased risk of premature death. To investigate long-term mortality rates in a population admitted to the hospital for head injury (HI), we conducted a population-based prospective case-control, record-linkage study, All subjects who were living in Northern Ostrobothnia, and who were admitted to Oulu University Hospital in 1999 because of HI (n=737), and 2196 controls matched by age, gender, and residence randomly drawn from the population of Northern Ostrobothnia were included. Death rate and causes of death in HI subjects during 15 years of follow-up was compared with the general population controls.