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

Abstract

I read with interest the article by Lahti et al.1 on the incidence of poststroke epilepsy (PSE) in 615 intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) survivors, out of whom 13% developed PSE during a median follow-up of 6.4 years. The article is very interesting and in line with the emerging notion that PSE is more common than previously thought. However, the authors were mistaken in their statement that long-term incidence of PSE after ICH had not been previously investigated.