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What Causes Seizure After A Head Injury?

My daughter had got very drunk two weeks ago. She fell down the steeps and hit her head. I took her to the hospital. The following week she had convulsion or seizure. She is on antidepressant medicine and anxiety medice. Would the seizure happen a week lader
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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A lot of patients with head injury develop seizures. Injury to brain structures, hematoma in brain, scarring in brain etc are common reasons for seizures. She has developed seizures after head injury and in such case she should be evaluated throughly. A CT scan will find out any injury to brain and any hematoma. For seizures developing post head trauma anti seizures drugs should be prescribed regularly. Sodium Valproate, Phenytoin are commonly used drugs for prevention of seizures. These drugs would protect from seizures and will help in complications due to injury. Continue to give her anti anxiety medicines and she would improve in her symptoms. Visit a psychiatrist for prescription.

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What Causes Seizure After A Head Injury?

Hello thanks for asking from HCM A lot of patients with head injury develop seizures. Injury to brain structures, hematoma in brain, scarring in brain etc are common reasons for seizures. She has developed seizures after head injury and in such case she should be evaluated throughly. A CT scan will find out any injury to brain and any hematoma. For seizures developing post head trauma anti seizures drugs should be prescribed regularly. Sodium Valproate, Phenytoin are commonly used drugs for prevention of seizures. These drugs would protect from seizures and will help in complications due to injury. Continue to give her anti anxiety medicines and she would improve in her symptoms. Visit a psychiatrist for prescription. Thanks, hope this helps you.