HOT TOPICS: Prophylactic Antiseizure Medication in Lobar Intracerebral Hemorrhage

In this episode of the NCS Podcast Hot Topics series, host Richard Choi, DO, FNCS, is joined by Wendy Ziai, MD, professor of neurology and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins University, to discuss the article " Prophylactic Anti-Seizure Medication in Patients with Lobar Intracerebral Hemorrhage " , recently published in Neurocritical Care . Their conversation explores the ongoing debate surrounding prophylactic antiseizure medication use in patients with lobar intracerebral hemorrhage. They review current guideline recommendations, highlight limitations in the existing evidence and consider the challenge of balancing seizure prevention with the risk of adverse effects. Dr. Ziai reviews key findings from prior trials as well as the featured study, which demonstrated lower rates of early seizures among patients who received prophylaxis. She also addresses questions related to patient selection, nonconvulsive status epilepticus and long-term cognitive outcomes. The discussion further considers the role of continuous EEG monitoring in the first 48 hours and how future study designs may help clarify which patients, if any, are most likely to benefit. The views expressed on the NCS Podcast are solely those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or official positions of the Neurocritical Care Society.

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HOT TOPICS: Prophylactic Antiseizure Medication in Lobar Intracerebral Hemorrhage is an episode from Neurocritical Care Society Podcast by Education Neurocritical Care.

This episode is 19:42 long.

This episode was published on Apr 8, 2026.

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