Also Known As
post-traumatic epilepsyEpilepsies, post-traumaticEpilepsies, traumaticPTE - post-traumatic epilepsyconcussive convulsionconcussive convulsionsconvulsion, concussiveconvulsions, concussivedisorder, post-traumatic seizuredisorders, post-traumatic seizureearly post traumatic seizuresearly post-traumatic seizureearly post-traumatic seizuresepilepsy, post traumaticepilepsy, traumaticimpact seizureimpact seizureslate post traumatic seizureslate post-traumatic seizurelate post-traumatic seizurespost traumatic seizure disorderpost-traumatic Epilepsiespost-traumatic seizure disorderpost-traumatic seizure disorderspost-traumatic seizure, earlypost-traumatic seizure, latepost-traumatic seizures, earlypost-traumatic seizures, lateseizure disorder, post traumaticseizure disorder, post-traumaticseizure disorders, post-traumaticseizure, early post-traumaticseizure, late post-traumaticseizures, early post-traumaticseizures, late post-traumatictraumatic Epilepsiestraumatic epilepsy
Definition
Recurrent seizures causally related to CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA. Seizure onset may be immediate but is typically delayed for several days after the injury and may not occur for up to two years. The majority of seizures have a focal onset that correlates clinically with the site of brain injury. Cerebral cortex injuries caused by a penetrating foreign object (CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA, PENETRATING) are more likely than closed head injuries (HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED) to be associated with epilepsy. Concussive convulsions are nonepileptic phenomena that occur immediately after head injury and are characterized by tonic and clonic movements. (From Rev Neurol 1998 Feb;26(150):256-261; Sports Med 1998 Feb;25(2):131-6)