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Post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) is a form of acquired epilepsy that results from brain damage caused by physical trauma to the brain (traumatic brain injury, abbreviated TBI). [1] A person with PTE experiences repeated post-traumatic seizures (PTS, seizures that result from TBI) more than a week after the initial injury. [ 2 ]
Of the seizures that occur within the first four weeks of head trauma, about 10% occur after the first week. [5] Late seizures occur at the highest rate in the first few weeks after injury. [7] About 40% of late seizures start within six months of injury, and 50% start within a year. [11]
Strokes, brain bleeds, and traumatic brain injury can all also lead to epilepsy if seizures re-occur. If the first seizure occurs more than 7 days following a stroke, there is a higher chance of the person developing epilepsy. [27] Post-stroke epilepsy accounts for 30%-50% of new epilepsy cases. [27]
The DSM-IV lists criteria for diagnosis of PCD in people who have had a head trauma with persistent post-traumatic amnesia, loss of consciousness, or post-traumatic seizures. [33] In addition, for a diagnosis of PCD, patients must have neuropsychological impairment as well as at least three of the symptoms marked with a check mark in the table ...
The RPQ is used to determine the presence and severity of post-concussion syndrome (PCS), a set of somatic, cognitive, and emotional symptoms following traumatic brain injury that may persist anywhere from a week, [1] to months, [2] or even more than six months. [1] [3] The RPQ has been cited in over 40 papers. [4]
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A disruption of the supply of oxygen may cause damage to the temporal lobe of the brain. [35] The risk of seizure(s) from a closed head injury is about 15%. [36] In some cases, a patient who has had a head injury is given anticonvulsants, even if no seizures have occurred, as a precaution to prevent them in the future. [37]
A focal aware temporal lobe seizure occurs if a person remains aware of what occurs during the entire seizure; awareness may be retained even if impaired responsiveness occurs during the seizure. [10] A focal impaired awareness temporal lobe seizure occurs if a person becomes unaware during any part of the seizure. [10]