Posttraumatic epilepsy: the theory and the practice

One hundred and sixty-one patients with the diagnosis of "posttraumatic epilepsy" have been studied. A study of anamnesis, a clinical and neurological examination, routine EEG and/or video-EEG-monitoring, MRI of the brain have been performed. The period of observation was 1-5 years (on ave...

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Published inZhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova Vol. 110; no. 3 Suppl 2; p. 48
Main Authors Kotov, A S, Belova, Iu A
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 2010
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis
Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic - drug therapy
Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic - physiopathology
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Physiologic
Prognosis
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Summary:One hundred and sixty-one patients with the diagnosis of "posttraumatic epilepsy" have been studied. A study of anamnesis, a clinical and neurological examination, routine EEG and/or video-EEG-monitoring, MRI of the brain have been performed. The period of observation was 1-5 years (on average 3 years). The diagnosis has been confirmed in 123 cases. It has been shown that patients with mild head injury have temporal lobe epilepsy in most cases. In patients with severe injury, the localization of epileptic center was associated with a pathology in the neocortex. The duration of latency period, clinical features and prognosis in patients with mild and severe brain injury were similar. The high frequency of seizures and long duration of epilepsy were associated with the poor prognosis.
ISSN:1997-7298