An observational study in Post Stroke Epilepsy, Stroke and Epilepsy, sponsored by Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Recruiting at 1 site in Norway. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 85 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-07.
Sponsored by Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Observational
The goal of this observational study is to learn about epilepsy after a stroke (post-stroke epilepsy). The main questions it aims to answer are:
Participants will undergo:
Blood tests will also be taken. The patient group will be compared to the healthy controls. Researchers will also look into medical records of stroke patients hospitalized at St. Olavs hospital and collect relevant information.
This study aims to study risk factors and clinical factors which might contribute to the development of post-stroke epilepsy. Researchers will look at the volume and size of the stroke-induced brain lesions and analyze inflammation markers. Patients and controls will undergo EEG and MRI. The correlations between sleep and epilepsy after a stroke will also be investigated through polysomnography. Relevant information about for instance age, comorbidities and NIHSS will be collected. Researchers will also collect relevant information from medical records of stroke patients hospitalized at St. Olavs hospital.
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This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 152 across 1,968 observational studies indexed under Stroke.
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First time stroke patients with capacity to consent and who can undergo MR imaging, admitted to the stroke unit at St. Olavs hospital.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Patients with first time stroke admitted to the stroke unit, St. Olavs hospital, Trondheim, Norway. The planned cohort size is 15-20 patients.
Age and gender matched healthy volunteers without previous stroke. The same number of healthy controls as recruited patients will be recruited through ads in the local newspaper.
Post-stroke epilepsy
Minimum one documented case of post-stroke epilepsy after the stroke
Time frame: 6 months
Acute symptomatic seizure
Minimum one documented case of acute symptomatic seizure with epileptogenic activity recorded with EEG
Time frame: 14 days
Plan to share: No
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