Abstract |
Post-traumatic seizure (PTS) is the development of recurrent seizures following head trauma and has a high clinical relevance. We tried to understand the epidemiology of PTS in a multicentric pro- spective study during the period May 2010 to April 2012. We included 320 patients excluding poor Glasgow coma scale (GCS) ie, <4 and history of previous epilepsy. At a median follow-up of one year, 49 patients (15.31%) developed PTS. Incidence of immediate, early and late onset seizures were 27 (8.4%), 14 (4.4%), 9 (2.8%) respectively. In this study incidence of PTS was high in patients of the age group 20-30 years, with road traffic accident, with poor GCS ie, < 9. High incidence of PTS was associated with x- ray findings of skull fracture and abnormal CT findings. Early use of anticonvulsants is ineffective in preventing early post-traumatic epilepsy.
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Authors | Kalishankar Bhattacharyya, Nikhilesh Mandal, Uttam Kumar Paul, Anup Kumar Bhattacharyya, Keshab Sinharay, Kripasindhu Gantait |
Journal | Journal of the Indian Medical Association
(J Indian Med Assoc)
Vol. 112
Issue 2
Pg. 93-5
(Feb 2014)
ISSN: 0019-5847 [Print] India |
PMID | 25935962
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Observational Study)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Anticonvulsants
(therapeutic use)
- Brain Injuries
(complications)
- Child
- Humans
- Incidence
- Longitudinal Studies
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Seizures
(epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Young Adult
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