Post traumatic epilepsy: there is still much to learn

In this issue of the journal, Liu et al report on risk factors and prognosis related to early epileptic seizures after trauma (EPTE). This is important as it may increase further the risk of PTE over the years. The incidence of TBI in the young and the elderly is increasing and PTE is one of the few preventable forms of epilepsy. So the work of Liu et al is topical. They gathered data on a number of individuals (186) with traumatic head injury. This was then analysed in a cross-sectional fashion; the work was well planned and has some interesting data. Clinical data included the clinical history, neurological examination, imaging and electroencephalography. The subjects were divided into two groups (non-EPTE and EPTE). The Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) and the Activity of Daily Living Scale (ADL) were used to assess outcome and quality of life