[Early post-traumatic epilepsy in childhood: significance and short term prognosis (author's transl)].

In the last five years, 244 children with head trauma were observed. An early post-traumatic epilepsy was present in 11% of the patients. This complication was more frequent in children less than six years of age or presenting a previous neurological history. Early posttraumatic epilepsy was rarely associated with brain concussion and frequently with cerebral contusion. An intracranial haematoma was not encountered in the absence of the classical signs of expanding space occupying lesion.