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¹Zirve Üniversitesi, EBN Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Gaziantep, Türkiye
²Gaziantep Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Gaziantep, Türkiye
³Gaziantep Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroşirürji Anabilim Dalı, Gaziantep, Türkiye
⁴Zirve Üniversitesi, EBN Tıp Fakültesi, Acil Tıp Anabilim Dalı, Gaziantep, Türkiye Traumatic brain injury may lead to secondary posttraumatic epilepsy. The condition mainly aff ects young male adults and has an important place in the etiology of new-onset generalized epilepsy. Post-traumatic epilepsy plays an important role in the etiology of new-onset generalized tonic-clonic epilepsy and various gene polymorphisms are accused in the etiology. The pathogenesis, prognosis and management of early and late seizures occurring after traumatic brain injury are diff erent from each other. The risk of relapse is higher in late posttraumatic epilepsy. Electroencephalography and magnetic resonance imaging are important in patients with post-traumatic epilepsy for the diagnosis and clinical monitoring. In recent years, the new antiepileptic drug levetiracetam has come to the fore in the treatment of posttraumatic epilepsy. As non-drug treatments, vagal nerve stimulation and electrical stimulation of the brain and surgical treatment of the epileptogenic focus may be considered in treatment-resistant patients and in late cases. This review article aims to provide information on the pathogenesis and approach to the treatment of post-traumatic epilepsy patients in the light of the current literature. Anahtar Kelimeler : Head trauma, Post-traumatic epilepsy, Current treatment