The significance of combined risk factors for the incidence of posttraumatic early fits and epilepsy.
After a brief outline of autonomic incidence of posttraumatic early fits as compared to "real" posttraumatic epilepsy, such traumatologic and neurologic factors are compared that lead much more frequently to early fits. Furthermore, the conditions of early fits and their relation to the occurrence of chronic posttraumatic epilepsy are investigated. Statistically and prognostically reliable data are only found when combined groups of high risk factors of different valence rather than individual data are considered. Such a statistically proved combination is the connection of intracranial hematomas, posttraumatic amnesia of more than 3 hours, neurologic dysfunctions and a persisting organic psychosyndrome.
D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D003128:Coma / Q000150:complications; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D004834:Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011379:Prognosis