Medicine
Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Risk
Quick fact
Severe traumatic brain injury increases the risk of developing epilepsy nearly 30-fold compared to the general population, and the risk remains elevated for over a decade after the injury.
Why this is interesting
Imagine a bump on the head—most people recover, but some later develop seizures that change their lives. Why does the same injury lead to epilepsy in some, but not others?