Posttraumatic epilepsy: current and emerging treatment options
Wellingson Silva Paiva,1 Luiz Eugênio Mello21Division of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 2Department of Physiology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilWe have read with great interest the recent paper by Szaflarski...
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Dove Medical Press
2014
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| Sumario: | Wellingson Silva Paiva,1 Luiz Eugênio Mello21Division of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, 2Department of Physiology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilWe have read with great interest the recent paper by Szaflarski et al1 published in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. Patients suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI) have three times greater risk than the general population to have epilepsy. This makes the TBI one of the most important causes of secondary epilepsy.2 In the paper by Szaflarski et al1 the authors highlighted the epidemiological relevance of this topic and describe the therapeutic options in detail.View original paper by Szaflarski and colleagues. |
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