Traumatic Brain Injury and Epilepsy: Mechanisms, Risks, and Clinical Implications
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a major cause of long-term neurological disability globally, resulting from mechanical forces such as road traffic accidents, falls, sports injuries, and violence (World Health Organization [WHO], 2022, 2024). One of its most significant chronic complications is post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE), defined as recurrent, unprovoked seizures occurring after brain trauma. PTE contributes substantially to morbidity, mortality, cognitive impairment, and societal burden (Wilson & Lowenstein, 2020; Sharma et al., 2024). This essay synthesizes epidemiological evidence, risk factors, mechanisms of epileptogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnostic approaches, management strategies, and emerging research directions on TBI-related epilepsy.
Author: Uwem Aniefiok Essien
Institution: Igbinedion University
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7125646201
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