Is Posttraumatic Epilepsy the Best Model of Posttraumatic Epilepsy?
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Posttraumatic epilepsy and treatment.
Posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE) is a major long-term complication of traumatic brain injury (TBI). PTE usually develops within 5 years of head injury. The risk for developing PTE varies with TBI type. Both Korean and Vietnam war veterans with penetrating TBI had a 53% risk of developing PTE. The risk of developing PTE is between 10% and 25% in combat-associated closed-head trauma with positive bra...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epilepsy Currents
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1535-7597,1535-7511
DOI: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2006.00149.x