Concussive Convulsions
@article{McCrory1998ConcussiveC, title={Concussive Convulsions}, author={P. McCrory and S. Berkovic}, journal={Sports Medicine}, year={1998}, volume={25}, pages={131-136} }
SummaryConcussive convulsions (CC) are nonepileptic phenomena which are an immediate sequelae of concussive brain injury. Although uncommon, occurring with an approximate incidence of 1 case per 70 concussions, these episodes are often confused with post-traumatic epilepsy which may occur with more severe structural brain injury. The pathophysiological mechanism of CC remains speculative, but may involve a transient traumatic functional decerebration with loss of cortical inhibition and release… CONTINUE READING
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