Association of Head Injury With Late-Onset Epilepsy: Results From the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Cohort.

Andrea L C SchneiderRebecca F GottesmanGregory L KraussJames J GuggerRamon Diaz-ArrastiaAnna Kucharska-NewtonJuebin HuangEmily L Johnson

Published in: Neurology (2021)

This study provides Class I evidence that an increased risk of late-onset epilepsy is associated with head injury and that this risk increases further with multiple and more severe head injuries.

Keyphrases

late onset
early onset
optic nerve
cardiovascular disease
optical coherence tomography