• Jinn-Rung Kuo and Bei-Yi Su.
• Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
• World Neurosurg. 2023 Aug 1; 176: 859785-97.

ObjectivesTo date, the research on the prognosis of the neuropsychological function of patients with post-traumatic seizure (PTE) is sparse. This study aimed to systematically map the literature's extent, range, and characteristics regarding PTE and neuropsychological impairments.MethodsA systematic literature search was conducted in CINAHL, Cochrane, Embase, Medline, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect databases. The search terms were related to PTE and neuropsychological impairments.ResultsThis scoping review included seven studies, two of which examined the impact of PTE on neuropsychological outcomes. Among the three studies that used neuropsychological assessments, attention/concentration, and memory were the most frequently assessed domains. Only one study reported a significant difference between PTE and non-PTE patients. The cognitive rating scale findings in the other four studies were similar, indicating that patients with PTE performed worse than those without PTE.ConclusionsThe results of this review suggest that patients with PTE may have neuropsychological function impairments. More attention needs to be paid to older patients and those with higher brain injury and seizure severity. Additional investigation is necessary to determine the clinical characteristics of TBI and PTE and elucidate the relations between PTE and specific neuropsychological domains.Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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