Use of antiepileptic medications for seizures' prevention during subarachnoid hemorrhage: A retrospective observational study.

The use of prophylactic antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) post-subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), particularly aneurysmal SAH, is controversial, with limited data available. This has led the new American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) guidelines to recommend against using AEDs. This study is aimed at determining whether the use of AEDs for primary prophylaxis is effective in reducing the incidence of seizures post-SAH.