PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Walter Grand
TI  - The significance of post-traumatic status epilepticus in childhood
AID  - 10.1136/jnnp.37.2.178
DP  - 1974 Feb 01
TA  - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
PG  - 178--180
VI  - 37
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/37/2/178.short
4100  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/37/2/178.full
SO  - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry1974 Feb 01; 37
AB  - Five cases of early post-traumatic status epilepticus in childhood are reported. In all cases the trauma was apparently of a minor nature and the seizures appeared within two hours after injury. In none of the cases was a significant intracranial clot detected, nor was lasting cerebral damage evident. This is in contrast with adults, where status epilepticus after head injury is thought to be an ominous sign. Rapid improvement in level of consciousness after prompt treatment is certainly the most important criterion in assessing the role of the seizures. In the same period of time, post-traumatic status epilepticus was not seen in children with more severe head injury.