TY - JOUR
T1 - Epilepsy in chronic subdural haematoma
AU - Rubin, G.
AU - Rappaport, Z. H.
PY - 1993/3
Y1 - 1993/3
N2 - We studied retrospectively 143 adult patients treated in our department from 1979 to 1991 for chronic subdural haematoma (SDH) in order to identify the incidence of seizures and the necessity for prophylactic anticonvulsant treatment. Furthermore, after review of the literature, we selected an additional 879 cases for comparison. Results indicated a low incidence of epilepsy. Before surgery 5.6% of patients in our series and 4.3% in the literature had epilepsy, whereas after surgery, the frequencies were 3% and 1.8%, respectively. According to our data, antiepileptic drugs need not be administered prophylactically in patients with chronic SDH. But the situation is different for alcoholic patients, because they have a major risk of epilepsy.
AB - We studied retrospectively 143 adult patients treated in our department from 1979 to 1991 for chronic subdural haematoma (SDH) in order to identify the incidence of seizures and the necessity for prophylactic anticonvulsant treatment. Furthermore, after review of the literature, we selected an additional 879 cases for comparison. Results indicated a low incidence of epilepsy. Before surgery 5.6% of patients in our series and 4.3% in the literature had epilepsy, whereas after surgery, the frequencies were 3% and 1.8%, respectively. According to our data, antiepileptic drugs need not be administered prophylactically in patients with chronic SDH. But the situation is different for alcoholic patients, because they have a major risk of epilepsy.
KW - Chronic subdural haematoma
KW - epilepsy
KW - prophylacticanticonvulsants
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U2 - 10.1007/BF01476283
DO - 10.1007/BF01476283
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AN - SCOPUS:0027202263
SN - 0001-6268
VL - 123
SP - 39
EP - 42
JO - Acta Neurochirurgica
JF - Acta Neurochirurgica
IS - 1-2
ER -
