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Seizures after head trauma A population study
John F. Annegers,Jack D. Grabow,Robert V. Groover,Edward R. Laws,Lila R. Elveback,Leonard T. Kurland +5 more
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A cohort of 2747 patients with head injuries was followed for 28,176 person-years to determine the magnitude and duration of the risk of posttxaumatic seizures.Abstract:
A cohort of 2747 patients with head injuries was followed for 28,176 person-years to determine the magnitude and duration of the risk of posttraumatic seizures. Injuries were classified as severe (brain contusion, intracerebral or intracranial hematoma, or 24 hours of eight unconsciousness of amnesia), moderate (skull fracture or 30 minutes to 24 hours of unconsciousness or amnesia), and mild (briefer unconsciousness or amnesia). The risk of posttraumatic seizures after severe injury was 7.1% within 1 year and 11.5% in 5 years, after moderate injury the risk was 0.7 and 1.6%, and after mild injury the risk was 0.1 and 0.6%. The incidence of seizures after mild head injuries was not significantly greater than in the general population.read more
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Prognosis for mild traumatic brain injury: results of the WHO Collaborating Centre Task Force on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.
Linda J. Carroll,J. David Cassidy,Paul M. Peloso,Jörgen Borg,Hans von Holst,Lena W. Holm,Chris Paniak,Michel Pépin +7 more
TL;DR: There was consistent and methodologically sound evidence that children's prognosis after mild traumatic brain injury is good, with quick resolution of symptoms and little evidence of residual cognitive, behavioural or academic deficits.
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A fluid percussion model of experimental brain injury in the rat
C. E. Dixon,Bruce G. Lyeth,John T. Povlishock,Robert L. Findling,Robert J. Hamm,Anthony Marmarou,H. F. Young,Ronald L. Hayes +7 more
TL;DR: The data demonstrate that fluid percussion injury in the rat reproduces many of the features of head injury observed in other models and species, and could represent a useful experimental approach to studies of pathological changes similar to those seen in human head injury.
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Methodological issues and research recommendations for mild traumatic brain injury: the WHO Collaborating Centre Task Force on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.
TL;DR: The WHO Collaborating Centre for Neurotrauma Task Force on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury performed a comprehensive search and critical review of the literature published between 1980 and 2002 to assemble the best evidence on the epidemiology, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of mild traumatic brain injury.
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A Population-Based Study of Seizures after Traumatic Brain Injuries
TL;DR: The increased risk of seizures after traumatic brain injury varies greatly according to the severity of the injury and the time since the injury.
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A Randomized, Double-Blind Study of Phenytoin for the Prevention of Post-Traumatic Seizures
TL;DR: Penytoin exerts a beneficial effect by reducing seizures only during the first week after severe head injury, and could not be attributed to differential mortality, low phenytoin levels, or treatment of some early seizures in patients assigned to the placebo group.
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Berrley L. Rish,W. F. Caveness +1 more
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Epilepsy after Non-Missile Head Injuries
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