Seizures and civilian head injuries

Although several studies have reported on the risk of "early seizures" (seizures occurring within 7 days following a head injury), the reported proportions of patients experiencing these seizures vary from 1.4 to 15%. This wide divergence may be due to problems with methodology such as cas...

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Published inEpilepsia (Copenhagen) Vol. 24; no. 3; p. 289
Main Authors Desai, B T, Whitman, S, Coonley-Hoganson, R, Coleman, T E, Gabriel, G, Dell, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1983
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Amnesia - etiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Craniocerebral Trauma - complications
Craniocerebral Trauma - epidemiology
Humans
Illinois
Seizures - epidemiology
Seizures - etiology
Unconsciousness - etiology
Illinois
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Summary:Although several studies have reported on the risk of "early seizures" (seizures occurring within 7 days following a head injury), the reported proportions of patients experiencing these seizures vary from 1.4 to 15%. This wide divergence may be due to problems with methodology such as case selection and definitions of head injury and early seizures. In a series of 702 patients admitted with a head injury to Cook County Hospital (CCH), Chicago, Illinois, 29 (4.1%) had early seizures. This proportion is twice as high as one previously reported in a comparable series. This may reflect an actual difference between the two series or a case selection bias serving to elevate the proportion of patients with early seizures at CCH.
ISSN:0013-9580
1528-1167
DOI:10.1111/j.1528-1157.1983.tb04892.x