Key point: Posttraumatic epilepsy causes ~5% of epilepsy. Because of the latency between TBI and onset of epilepsy, it is potentially preventable.
doi.org/10.1111/epi....

#epilepsy #epilepsia #ilae #posttraumaticepilepsy #proofofconceptstudy #traumaticbraininjury #TBI

Key point: Mice deficient in CD1d after a traumatic brain injury had a lower seizure susceptibility.
doi.org/10.1111/epi....

#epilepsy #ILAE #CD1d #naturalkillerTcells #posttraumaticepilepsy #statins

Key point: Persistent elevation of HMGB1 post-TBI links to PTE development.
doi.org/10.1002/epi4...

#epilepsy #ILAE #biomarker #cognitiveimpairment #HMGB1 #neuroinflammation #posttraumaticepilepsy #traumaticbraininjury