CVAs account for approximately 10-55% of symptomatic seizures in the 55-plus age group, and in a number of studies accounting for a larger percentage as age increases (Annergers etc al., 1995; Cossu et al., 2012; Tchalla et al., 2011). A number of studies have shown that post-ischaemia seizures (i.e. post-CVA seizures) are associated with an increased mortality rate (Arboix et al., 2003)
Results regarding the impact of ischaemia induced post-CVA seizures on mortality outcome are however, inconsistent at best. According to Camilo & Goldstein (2004) experimental studies to date suggest that seizure-like activity in the presence of cerebral ischemia can significantly increase the size of cerebral infarct and can impair long-term recovery