Poststroke epilepsy is associated with vascular cognitive disorder in young stroke patients: The <scp>ODYSSEY</scp> study

We found independent associations between PSE and major VCD, and between PSE and cognitive impairment in the attention and working memory domain. This could support the "second-hit hypothesis," in which epilepsy following a primary injury relates directly to increased cognitive impairment with a subcortical neuropsychological profile.