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Epilepsy following middle-fossa extradural retraction: implications for driving

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

R Aggarwal ,
K M J Green  and
R T Ramsden
R Aggarwal
Affiliation:
the Department of ENT, Central Manchester Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK.
K M J Green
Affiliation:
the Department of ENT, Central Manchester Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK.
R T Ramsden
Affiliation:
the Department of ENT, Central Manchester Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK.
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Abstract

New-onset epilepsy has several social and financial repercussions. Development of seizures after middle-fossa surgery is uncommon. We present two subjects who developed epilepsy following middle-fossa surgery, requiring treatment with anticonvulsants, and discuss the implications.

Keywords

EpilepsyNeuromaAcoustic
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 119 , Issue 11 , November 2005 , pp. 853 - 855
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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