AES members care about those who were injured serving our country. We have included this page on our Web site to help provide accurate and complete answers to some of the questions brain injured veterans and their care providers may have.
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What is post-traumatic epilepsy?
When would the epilepsy first show up?
What are the symptoms that may develop?
Can the doctors take a picture of my brain and determine if I’m having seizures?
If I develop epilepsy, why do the seizures need to be treated?
If I develop epilepsy, what treatments are available?
What kinds of side effects might I have?
If I have any of these symptoms, how will the doctor know if I am developing epilepsy?
What kinds of resources are available?
If I develop epilepsy after brain injury, what other kinds of problems will I have?
What other medical problems do people with epilepsy have?
How long will I need to take medications?
What other kinds of conditions can mimic symptoms of epilepsy?
How to obtain needed medications and treatments?
How will the doctor know if I am on the right dose of medication?
