Personality Changes may be subtle or pronounced. Changes include apathy and decreased motivation, emotional lability, irritability, or depression. Disinhibition also may result in temper flare-ups, aggression, cursing, lowered frustration tolerance, and inappropriate sexual behavior. Traumatic Epilepsy Epilepsy occurs in two to five percent of all people who sustain brain injury, but it is much more common with severe or penetrating injuries. While most seizures occur immediately after the injury or within the first year, it is also possible for epilepsy to surface years later.
Epilepsy includes both major or generalized seizures and minor or partial seizures.
The person falls unconscious to the ground. His or her body stiffens, then jerks convulsively. The mouth, eyes, legs and arms move. Urinary incontinence is common. After several minutes, the jerking movements slow and the seizure ends.