title: Seizures and civilian head injuries.
abstract: Although several studies have reported on the risk of "early seizures" (seizures occurring within 7 days following a head injury), the reported proportions of patients experiencing these seizures vary from 1.4 to 15%. This wide divergence may be due to problems with methodology such as case selection and definitions of head injury and early seizures. In a series of 702 patients admitted with a head injury to Cook County Hospital (CCH), Chicago, Illinois, 29 (4.1%) had early seizures. This proportion is twice as high as one previously reported in a comparable series. This may reflect an actual difference between the two series or a case selection bias serving to elevate the proportion of patients with early seizures at CCH.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D012640:Seizures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D014474:Unconsciousness / Q000209:etiology