title: [The forensic determination of post-traumatic epilepsy in 21 patients].
abstract: To evaluate the forensic determination of post cerebral traumatic epilepsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  In 21 patients, traumatic history and previous history were analysied combined with the demonstrations of electroencephalogram(EEG), X-ray, CT and MRI.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Post-traumatic epilepsy, manily in late stage, usually occurred following serious cerebral trauma. The type of traumatic epilepsy was determined by the traumatic location and extent. Abnormal epileptic wave in scalp EEG and 24 h dynamic EEG and medical image examinations were helpful for qualitative analysis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The forensic determination of post traumatic epilepsy must be on the basis of traumatic and previous history combined with EEG, CT and MRI analysis.
authors.affiliation: Yueyang Intermediate People's Court, Hunan 410200.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D004834:Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged