title: Closed head injury resulting in paradoxical improvement of a seizure disorder.
abstract: People with epilepsy are prone to head injuries and these traumas are usually considered adverse events. We report the case of a 31-year-old woman who sustained a closed head injury as a result of a seizure. This accidental trauma resulted in a 1-year remission of her previously intractable complex partial seizures. The paradoxical improvement of a seizure disorder can occur as a result of a closed head injury. We postulate it simulated ablative epilepsy surgery.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262, USA.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Spitz
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Towbin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shantz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D012074:Remission Induction; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery