Risk Factors and Prognosis of Epilepsy Following Brain Abscess: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.

Important risk factors for epilepsy were seizures during admission for brain abscess, neurosurgery, alcoholism, frontal lobe abscess, and stroke. Epilepsy was associated with increased mortality. Anti-epileptic treatment may be guided by individual risk profiles and specialized follow-up is highlighted by increased mortality in survivors with epilepsy.