Fig. 1.

Selection process as applied in the study. Exclusion was based on mortality within the first 7 days, and second, on missing data of medical history, given per variable. The final population was divided in three groups, group sizes given. ICH intracerebral hemorrhage, stroke both ischemic as hemorrhagic, CVD cardiovascular disease, HT hypertension, DM diabetes mellitus type 2, PVD peripheral vascular disease, Ac/Ap anticoagulants/antiplatelet drugs, n number of patients either excluded or still present in the study, NS no seizures, ES early seizures, LS late seizures