Do neonatal seizures triple the risk of a remote seizure after perinatal ischemic stroke?
Remote seizures and epilepsy, including medically refractory epilepsy, are common after perinatal stroke. Neonatal seizures are associated with nearly 3-fold increased remote seizure risk.
While the present study indicates lack of effect for the C(-1562)T polymorphism on MMP-9 activity in plasma, it is possible that the C(-1562)T polymorphism contributes to an increased cardiovascular risk under conditions of induced MMP-9 expression.