Epilepsy Related to Traumatic Brain Injury #MMPMID24554454
Pitkänen A; Immonen R
Neurotherapeutics 2014[Apr]; 11 (2): 286-96 PMID24554454show ga
Post-traumatic epilepsy accounts for 10?20 % of symptomatic epilepsy in the general population and 5 % of all epilepsy. During the last decade, an increasing number of laboratories have investigated the molecular and cellular mechanisms of post-traumatic epileptogenesis in experimental models. However, identification of critical molecular, cellular, and network mechanisms that would be specific for post-traumatic epileptogenesis remains a challenge. Despite of that, 7 of 9 proof-of-concept antiepileptogenesis studies have demonstrated some effect on seizure susceptibility after experimental traumatic brain injury, even though none of them has progressed to clinic. Moreover, there has been some promise that new clinically translatable imaging approaches can identify biomarkers for post-traumatic epileptogenesis. Even though the progress in combating post-traumatic epileptogenesis happens in small steps, recent discoveries kindle hope for identification of treatment strategies to prevent post-traumatic epilepsy in at-risk patients.Electronic supplementary material: The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s13311-014-0260-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Neurotherapeutics 2014 ; 11 (2): 286-96
