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post-traumatic seizures (PTS) are a common and debilitating complication of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and could have harmful impact on patient disabilty and rehabilitation outcome. In this multicentric prospective observational study we aimed to evaluate the role on functional outcome of patients admitted to neurorehabilitation unit afther traumatic brain injury of: - newly occurring seizures - prescription of antiepileptic prophylactic therapy The inclusion criteria were the following: 1) age ≥ 18; 2) diagnosis of TBI on presentation; 3) admission to a hospital emergency department within 24 h of injury; 4) admission within one month from the injury to the rehabilitation unit to continue clinical care and rehabilitation program; 5) up to 6 months of observation in rehabilitation setting. Were collected the following variables: gender, medical history, age at occurrence of injury, injury characteristics, fracture site, presence of penetrating TBI, presence of subarachnoid haemorrhage, associated neurosurgical procedures (craniotomy, cranioplasty), neurologic and functional assessments, brain imaging, occurrence of seizure, presence and type of anticonvulsant therapy, death during hospitalization. The investigator analysed through logistic regression variables predictors of risk occurrence of seizure, and neurological and functional outcome, respectively assessed with the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and the Functional Independence Measure (FIM).


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Seizures represent a well-known complication of acute brain injury (ABI). They can occur from the first days up to several years after ABI, with different pathophysiological mechanisms mainly depending on when they occur. In particular, acute symptomatic seizures , which occur within seven days from ABI, are thought to be directly related to acute and possibly reversible neuronal dysfunction, whereas unprovoked seizures (US), which occur after more than seven days, might follow structural changes in neuronal networks. US are associated with a persistent predisposition to generate seizures, being therefore part of an epilepsy condition. Treatment of US with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) soon after their first appearance represents the standard care after ABI, regardless of their etiology. Beyond this practice, the post-ABI indiscriminate prescription of AEDs as preventive therapy for seizures remains controversial, even though they can potentially affect neurological outcomes in many conditions, such as TBI, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, and in ABI patients undergoing craniectomy or craniotomy. As a major concern, the use of AEDs for seizure prophylaxis seems to be irrelevant for the neurological outcome and mortality, and to increase the frequency of side effects, such as cognitive and behavioral complications. In this multicentric italian study, we conducted a prospective analysis on the occurrence of seizures and use of AEDs in a large cohort of patients with ABI admitted to rehabilitation, evaluating data available from admission to up to 6 months after TBI. The aim was to evaluate the effects of newly occurring seizures and of AED therapy on functional outcome, and the efficacy of AEDs as preventive treatment for seizures. The inclusion criteria were the following: 1) age ≥ 18; 2) diagnosis of TBI on presentation; 3) admission to a hospital emergency department within 24 h of injury; 4) admission within one month from the injury to the rehabilitation unit to continue clinical care and rehabilitation program; 5) up to 6 months of observation in rehabilitation setting. Were collected the following variables: gender, medical history, age at occurrence of injury, injury characteristics, fracture site, presence of penetrating TBI, presence of subarachnoid haemorrhage, associated neurosurgical procedures (craniotomy, cranioplasty), neurologic and functional assessments, brain imaging, occurrence of seizure, presence and type of anticonvulsant therapy, death during hospitalization. Furthermore, were specifically recorded the occurrence of seizures during both acute and rehabilitation hospitalizations. Finally, were collected data from the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), respectively to evaluate the neurological and functional outcome. GCS is used not only to classify severity of TBI and trend its course, but also as a validated predictor of clinical outcome after TBI. The investigator analysed through logistic regression variables predictors of risk occurrence of seizure, and neurological and functional outcome, respectively assessed with the GCS and the FIM. ;


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NCT number NCT05823168
Study type Observational
Source Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
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Status Active, not recruiting
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Start date January 1, 2021
Completion date December 31, 2026

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