SEIZURES-RECURRENCE

SUMMARY

After an initial seizure, the risk of recurrence is increased when (recurrence after 2 seizures is 60% and is 35% after a single seizure):
1. Abnormal EEG
2. History of a prior neurologic injury
3. Family history of seizures
4. The first seizure is a focal seizure
5. Pathology detected on MRI

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