PRESENTATION OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this presentation, attendees will be able to:

1) Define and discuss the pathophysiological changes of epilepsy following head injury,

2) Outline the conventional treatment for acute posttraumatic seizures,

3) Define and discuss the pathophysiological changes found in the fluid percussion injury model of posttraumatic epilepsy in the rat.

4) Describe how the epileptic condition changes the pathological features of the posttraumatic brain