Posttraumatic Epilepsy

Some patients may have some findings depending on the location and severity of the traumatic brain injury. Seizures can cause symptoms to overlap. Such symptoms include :

Language problems
Diffuse psychomotor slowing.
Psychological problems
Personality changes
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
anxiety
Depression
Posttraumatic headaches and some could develop migraines.
If you have any of these symptoms visit a Neurologist to be diagnosed and treated properly.

By definition, brain damage leads to posttraumatic epilepsy. The following patient characteristics make patients more vulnerable to posttraumatic epilepsy :

Ages older than 65 years old or less than five years
Chronic drinking
Risk Factors contributing to brain injury :

Severe injury
Serious head injury
Hemorrhage inside the skull
Depressed or linear skull fracture
Bloody contusion
A coma that lasts longer than 24 hours
Pre-thrombotic syndrome
Traumatic brain injury history
Electroencephalographic abnormalities or focal neuroimaging in the immediate aftermath of injury

The tests listed below can help in Posttraumatic Epilepsy diagnosis and evaluation :

Electroencephalography (EEG) & video EEG
Neuroimaging
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Computerized tomography (CT)

Hospitalization is not required for the treatment of posttraumatic epilepsy.

Anti-seizures medication :
For early posttraumatic seizure

IV phenytoin and sodium valproate (Medications of choice)
IV benzodiazepine
For late posttraumatic seizure treatment is not mandatory and usually challenging for compliance issues. Instead, Surgery is a valid option in such situations if applicable.