title: Indriven sphenoid wing as a cause of post-traumatic epilepsy.
abstract: Post-traumatic epilepsy is more frequent after severe head injuries, however the severity of the trauma is not always correlated with the injured brain tissue. We report a patient whose seizures developed 4 years after a face trauma. Upward displacement of the sphenoid wing caused a contusion at the orbital surface of the frontal lobe. Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalographic findings are presented. The patient responded well to commonly used antiepileptic drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zoguldak, Turkey.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sumer
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Atasoy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalayci
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mahmutyazicioglu
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Erdem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D004834:Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002220:Carbamazepine