A new international study has unveiled critical insights in understanding post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE), a condition that can develop following traumatic brain injury. Led by researchers at FutureNeuro, the Research Ireland Centre for Translational Brain Science and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and published in Theranostics, the study highlights the important role played by a receptor in the brain called P2X7.
It suggests how we could both reduce epilepsy risk and predict which patients are most at risk of developing PTE by targeting this receptor. Traumatic brain injury (TBI), caused by physical trauma to the head, is one of the leading causes of long-term disability and death worldwide. PTE is a common outcome, characterized by recurring seizures that profoundly impact quality of…