Epilepsy and complication after craniocerebral traumas.
Three hundred and seventy-two patients aged from 24-80 years were examined 10-15 years after past craniocerebral trauma. Of that number 355 subjects had concussion and 17 subjects brain contusion. Posttraumatic epilepsy was diagnosed by 8 cases (2.15%) only. It affected 4 females, aged from 40-60 years, and 3 males aged 30-48 years after the brain concussion, as well as 1 man, 30 years old, after the brain contusion. That first epileptic attack in 4 cases occurred after the lapse of 1-2 years, in 3 persons after the lapse of 6-10 months, and 1 patient having had brain contusion after 4 months. All posttraumatic patients were treated prophylactically with phenobarbital 0.1 twice a day for a period of several weeks.
D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged