Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a major cause of long-term neurological disability globally, resulting from mechanical forces such as road traffic accidents, falls, sports injuries, and violence (World Health Organization WHO, 2022, 2024). One of its most significant chronic complications is post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE), defined as recurrent, unprovoked seizures occurring after brain trauma. PTE contributes substantially to morbidity, mortality, cognitive impairment, and societal burden (Wilson Sharma et al., 2024). This essay synthesizes epidemiological evidence, risk factors, mechanisms of epileptogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnostic approaches, management strategies, and emerging research directions on TBI-related epilepsy.
Uwem Aniefiok Essien (Sat,) studied this question.