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[Brain damage and epilepsy in childhood (author's transl)]. 1975

W Stögmann, and F Rosenmayr, and C Groh

Among the 1100 patients with convulsive disorders attending out-patient paediatric clinics of the Universities of Vienna and Graz, there are 14 cases of postnatal posttraumatic epilepsy. The characteristic features of this condition, as evidenced even by this small group of patients are focal epilepsy with focal paroxysms in the EEG, often combined with neurological defects and psychological abnormalities, but more seldom with defects of intelligence; resistance to anticonvulsive drugs is a frequent observation. In a retrospective study such as this, the criteria which could predict the development of epilepsy following posttraumatic brain damage are not sufficiently accurately definable; prospective serial studies on brain-damaged children would be of greater prognostic value. The following parameters seem to be important: the kind of brain damage, the duration of unconsciousness, the frequency of initial convulsive attacks and the persistance of the progression of the EEG changes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D001924 Brain Concussion A nonspecific term used to describe transient alterations or loss of consciousness following closed head injuries. The duration of UNCONSCIOUSNESS generally lasts a few seconds, but may persist for several hours. Concussions may be classified as mild, intermediate, and severe. Prolonged periods of unconsciousness (often defined as greater than 6 hours in duration) may be referred to as post-traumatic coma (COMA, POST-HEAD INJURY). (From Rowland, Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, 9th ed, p418) Cerebral Concussion,Commotio Cerebri,Concussion, Intermediate,Concussion, Mild,Concussion, Severe,Mild Traumatic Brain Injury,Brain Concussions,Cerebral Concussions,Concussion, Brain,Concussion, Cerebral,Intermediate Concussion,Intermediate Concussions,Mild Concussion,Mild Concussions,Severe Concussion,Severe Concussions
D001925 Brain Damage, Chronic A condition characterized by long-standing brain dysfunction or damage, usually of three months duration or longer. Potential etiologies include BRAIN INFARCTION; certain NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ANOXIA, BRAIN; ENCEPHALITIS; certain NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; metabolic disorders (see BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC); and other conditions. Encephalopathy, Chronic,Chronic Encephalopathy,Chronic Brain Damage
D002543 Cerebral Hemorrhage Bleeding into one or both CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES including the BASAL GANGLIA and the CEREBRAL CORTEX. It is often associated with HYPERTENSION and CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA. Brain Hemorrhage, Cerebral,Cerebral Parenchymal Hemorrhage,Hemorrhage, Cerebral,Intracerebral Hemorrhage,Hemorrhage, Cerebrum,Brain Hemorrhages, Cerebral,Cerebral Brain Hemorrhage,Cerebral Brain Hemorrhages,Cerebral Hemorrhages,Cerebral Parenchymal Hemorrhages,Cerebrum Hemorrhage,Cerebrum Hemorrhages,Hemorrhage, Cerebral Brain,Hemorrhage, Cerebral Parenchymal,Hemorrhage, Intracerebral,Hemorrhages, Cerebral,Hemorrhages, Cerebral Brain,Hemorrhages, Cerebral Parenchymal,Hemorrhages, Cerebrum,Hemorrhages, Intracerebral,Intracerebral Hemorrhages,Parenchymal Hemorrhage, Cerebral,Parenchymal Hemorrhages, Cerebral
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004569 Electroencephalography Recording of electric currents developed in the brain by means of electrodes applied to the scalp, to the surface of the brain, or placed within the substance of the brain. EEG,Electroencephalogram,Electroencephalograms
D004834 Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic Recurrent seizures causally related to CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA. Seizure onset may be immediate but is typically delayed for several days after the injury and may not occur for up to two years. The majority of seizures have a focal onset that correlates clinically with the site of brain injury. Cerebral cortex injuries caused by a penetrating foreign object (CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA, PENETRATING) are more likely than closed head injuries (HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED) to be associated with epilepsy. Concussive convulsions are nonepileptic phenomena that occur immediately after head injury and are characterized by tonic and clonic movements. (From Rev Neurol 1998 Feb;26(150):256-261; Sports Med 1998 Feb;25(2):131-6) Concussive Convulsion,Epilepsy, Traumatic,Impact Seizure,Seizure Disorder, Post-Traumatic,Early Post-Traumatic Seizures,Late Post-Traumatic Seizures,Post-Traumatic Seizure Disorder,Concussive Convulsions,Convulsion, Concussive,Convulsions, Concussive,Disorder, Post-Traumatic Seizure,Disorders, Post-Traumatic Seizure,Early Post Traumatic Seizures,Early Post-Traumatic Seizure,Epilepsies, Post-Traumatic,Epilepsies, Traumatic,Epilepsy, Post Traumatic,Impact Seizures,Late Post Traumatic Seizures,Late Post-Traumatic Seizure,Post Traumatic Seizure Disorder,Post-Traumatic Epilepsies,Post-Traumatic Epilepsy,Post-Traumatic Seizure Disorders,Post-Traumatic Seizure, Early,Post-Traumatic Seizure, Late,Post-Traumatic Seizures, Early,Post-Traumatic Seizures, Late,Seizure Disorder, Post Traumatic,Seizure Disorders, Post-Traumatic,Seizure, Early Post-Traumatic,Seizure, Late Post-Traumatic,Seizures, Early Post-Traumatic,Seizures, Late Post-Traumatic,Traumatic Epilepsies,Traumatic Epilepsy
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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