Long-term outcome of patients with epilepsy after traumatic brain injury
- VernacularTitle:创伤性颅脑损伤后并发癫痫患者的长期预后研究
- Author:
Xiaonian ZHANG
;
Hao ZHANG
;
Haitao LU
;
Lei SHAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, outcome, the quality of life
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2005;11(9):733-734
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo investigate long-term outcome after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) with or without posttraumatic seizure (PTS). Methods225 inpatients of severe TBI were analyzed retrospectively, with parts of them followed up for 2～5 years after injury.Results31 cases (13.8%) were diagnosed as PTS. All the PTS patients and 66 TBI patients without PTS were followed up. There were lower scores of quality of life index (QLI) in PTS patients (5.23±2.25) than those without PTS (7.05±2.28).ConclusionThere was a worse long-term outcome in TBI patients with PTS.
