Table 2 Features of the traumatic brain injury leading to epilepsy

Mechanism of injury

 Road traffic accidents

51

78.5

 Domestic accidents

9

13.8

 Assaults

5

7.7

 Initial loss of consciousness

46

70.8

 Early seizures

18

27.7

GCS* on admission

 < 8 (severe TBI†)

40

61.5

 8–12 (moderate TBI†)

11

16.9

 > 12 (mild TBI†)

14

21.5

Focal neurological signs

 Motor deficit

10

15.4

 Amnesia

7

10.8

 Aphasia

4

6.2

Brain lesions

 Haemorrhagic contusions

14

21.5

 Diffuse axonal injury

10

15.4

 Sub-dural haematoma

10

15.4

 Depressed skull fractures

4

6.2

 Penetrating cranioencephalic injury

2

3.1

 Cerebral oedema

4

6.2

 Sub-arachnoid haemorrhage

1

1.5