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Abstract

The prevalence of ischemic stroke is more in south Asian countries. Individuals having an early seizure have a significantly elevated chance of developing epilepsy after stroke than individuals having stroke but no early seizure. The seizures that occur following the stroke has been observed as contributing to more worse outcomes and disabilities. Objective: To determine the association of age and gender with earliest inception seizures in sufferers of acute ischemic stroke at a tertiary care setting in Sindh Pakistan. Methods: This cross sectional study was organized at Department of Medicine of Bilawal Medical College Hospital, Kotri from 26 May 2023 to 26 October 2023. In this study, the patients attending Bilawal Medical College Hospital reporting with stroke were recruited for this research study. The presence or absence of earliest seizures is dependent variable while, the age, gender and sociodemographic status are variables in present study. The data were analyzed on International Bussiness Machine Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 26.0. Results: Out of 118 stroke patients, 17 (14.4%) found with early seizures. The gender and age appeared to have significant association with early onset of seizures with p value 0.01 and 0.04 correspondingly. Conclusions: It was concluded that male patients and all patients aged between 51 to 60 years were more likely to experience an early seizure. After an acute stroke, earliest seizures could not resemble to unfavorable functional prognosis.