Soldiers injured in the brain are at high risk of seizures

According to a study published in the July issue of "American Academy of Neurology," soldiers suffering from traumatic brain injury during the war are at risk of epilepsy, even decades after Brain injury occurs.

Dr. Jordan Grafman and colleagues at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Maryland conducted experiments for 199 veterans who suffered a traumatic brain injury 35 years ago during the war. paintings.

These people have to undergo intelligence tests and are screened for brain damage.

Results showed that 44% of all veterans mentioned above had symptoms of epilepsy. In particular, about 13% of epilepsy cases occur after 14 years of brain injury.

Dr. Jordan said that this shows that people with brain injury need regular health checks to detect neurological symptoms early.

Epilepsy is a nervous system disease caused by repeated disturbances of some neurons in the cerebral cortex, creating many symptoms of neurological disorders such as twitching of the muscles, tongue biting, foaming, eyes rolling back, unconscious, loss of urination control or strange feeling.

The epileptic seizure itself, the patient is difficult to control or know.