期刊
CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROLOGY
卷 17, 期 6, 页码 731-735出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/00019052-200412000-00014
关键词
posttraumatic epilepsy; partial seizures; head trauma; epileptogenesis; antiepileptic drugs; microdialysis
资金
- NINDS NIH HHS [NS040823, R01 NS040823, R01 NS040823-03] Funding Source: Medline
Purpose of review The purpose of this short review is to provide an update on the epidemiology of posttraumatic epilepsy, associated risk factors, data from prevention studies, and recent breakthroughs in experimental research. Recent findings There is increasing evidence that neuroimaging findings, stratification by neurosurgical procedures performed, and genomic information (e.g. apolipoprotein E and haptoglobin genotypes) may provide useful predictors of the individual risk of developing posttraumatic epilepsy. While antiepileptic drug prophylaxis can be effective in protecting against acute (provoked) seizures occurring within 7 days after injury, no antiepileptic drug treatment has been found to protect against the development of posttraumatic epilepsy and therefore long-term anticonvulsant prophylaxis is not recommended. Glucocorticoid administration early after head injury also has not been found to reduce the risk of posttraurnatic epilepsy. At the basic research level, there have been advances in the understanding of pathophysiological changes in posttraumatic excitatory and inhibitory synapses, and the critical period for epileptogenesis after head injury has been better defined. Finally, the development of a novel animal model, which mimicks more closely human posttraurnatic epilepsy, may facilitate efforts to characterize relevant epileptogenic mechanisms and to identify clinically effective antiepileptogenic treatments. Summary Despite the continuing lack of clinically effective agents for posttraurnatic epilepsy prophylaxis, recent advances in basic and clinical research offer new hope for success in the development of new strategies for prevention and treatment.
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