Should prophylactic antiepileptic drugs be applied in severe traumatic brain injury? / 中国实用内科杂志

ABSTRACT

The patients with severe traumatic brain injury(sTBI)have a higher incidence of epilepsy.It's controversial whether prophylactic antiepileptic drugs(AEDs)are needed to prevent epilepsy in sTBI.Patients with sTBI do not need prophylactic AEDs on the basis of analgesic and sedative treatment in the early stage(within 7 days),and prophylactic AEDs are also not needed in late stage.Patients diagnosed with epilepsy need to take AEDs.