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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?