Effect of repetitive epilepsy-related craniosynostosis on seizure characteristics

  Friedman et al. of Baylor College of Medicine, USA, led a study and published its results in the February 2012 issue of Epilepsy & Behavior.  The study systematically evaluated the effect of epilepsy-related craniosynostosis injuries (SRHIs) on seizure frequency and symptoms over a 2-year observation period.  The study included 204 patients with epilepsy at the Baylor Epilepsy Center from 2008 to 2010, 18.1% of whom had experienced SRHIs (of which, 91% were mildly injured).  Overall seizure frequency was found to be unaffected by SRHIs through 2 years of observation; no change in symptomatology of seizures was observed in patients with SRHIs. The present study shows that mild SRHIs, although more common, have no effect on seizure characteristics over a shorter period of time.