Soldiers with brain injuries could develop epilepsy
Epilepsy experts worry that veterans arriving home with traumatic brain injuries are at risk for seizures and these electrical storms could be subtle and develop months to several years following their initial injury. "Epilepsy is very common following head injury," said Dr. Marc Dichter, professor of neurology and pharmacology at the University of Pennsylvania. "We are concerned that we will have a growing number of young people with head injuries who may develop epilepsy." Right now, there are no treatments to prevent epilepsy. Trauma and brain infection increase the risk for seizures. "As the brain tries to repair itself, it may take time to ripen into seizures," said Dr. Dennis Spencer, an endowed professor of neurosurgery at Yale School of Medicine in Connecticut.
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