Indriven sphenoid wing as a cause of post-traumatic epilepsy

Post-traumatic epilepsy is more frequent after severe head injuries, however the severity of the trauma is not always correlated with the injured brain tissue. We report a patient whose seizures developed 4 years after a face trauma. Upward displacement of the sphenoid wing caused a contusion at the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurological sciences 2003-11, Vol.24 (4), p.268-271
Hauptverfasser:	Sumer, M M, Atasoy, H T, Unal, A, Kalayci, M, Mahmutyazicioglu, K, Erdem, O
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use Brain Infarction - complications Brain Infarction - drug therapy Brain Infarction - physiopathology Carbamazepine - therapeutic use Electroencephalography - methods Epilepsy Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic - drug therapy Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic - etiology Follow-Up Studies Frontal Lobe - physiopathology Head Injuries, Closed - complications Head Injuries, Closed - drug therapy Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Male Neurology Neurosciences Sphenoid Bone - injuries Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	Post-traumatic epilepsy is more frequent after severe head injuries, however the severity of the trauma is not always correlated with the injured brain tissue. We report a patient whose seizures developed 4 years after a face trauma. Upward displacement of the sphenoid wing caused a contusion at the orbital surface of the frontal lobe. Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalographic findings are presented. The patient responded well to commonly used antiepileptic drugs.
ISSN:	1590-1874 1590-3478
DOI:	10.1007/s10072-003-0152-9