ReviewCureus2021
Post-Traumatic Seizures: A Deep-Dive Into Pathogenesis.
Review in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Clinical risk factors for post-traumatic seizures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neurology · 2026Pooled it
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- Sensory driven neurophysiological mechanisms of concussion: a parsimonious and falsifiable theory.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Neuroprotective effects of naltrexone in a mouse model of post-traumatic seizures.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Molecular mechanism analyses of post-traumatic epilepsy and hereditary epilepsy based on 10× single-cell transcriptome sequencing technology.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024Article
- Decompressive craniectomy at the National Hospital of Niamey: Prospective study of the epidemioclinical profile, indications, surgical techniques, and results in a context of limited resources.Surgical neurology international · 2024Article
- Traumatic brain injury: Mechanisms, manifestations, and visual sequelae.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
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7 authors.
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Abstract
Post-traumatic seizures (PTS) have become an emerging challenge for neurologists worldwide with the rise of brain injuries. Trauma can lead to various outcomes, ranging from naive spasms to debilitating post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE). In this article, we will explore the pathogenesis of convulsions following a concussion. We will look at multiple studies to explain the various structural, metabolic, and inflammatory changes leading to seizures. Additionally, we will explore the association between severity and location of injury and PTE. PTE's pathophysiology is not entirely implicit, and we are still in the dark as to which anti-epileptic drugs will be useful in circumventing these attacks. The purpose of this narrative review is to explain the post-traumatic brain changes in detail so that such attacks can be either thwarted or treated more resourcefully in the future.
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