Can epileptic seizures after a stroke be a sign of new pathways forming in the brain?
No, seizures after stroke are caused by damage to the nerves in the brain which then miss-fire like an electrical short circuit. Seizures are more common after a stroke caused by a bleed (haemorrhage) than a blood clot. The more severe the stroke the more likely someone is to suffer from seizures afterwards. Epilepsy only develops in 3-4% of people who have a stroke but 8 -13% will have one or more epileptic type seizures following a stroke.
