颅脑损伤后癫痫发作的航空医学鉴定——附病例报告二例

Aeromedical assessment of posttraumatic epilepsy-2 cases attached

目的 通过回顾性分析民航飞行员颅脑损伤病例及社区病例相关文献,探讨不同程度的颅脑损伤后不同时间段癫痫的发病率和颅脑损伤后癫痫发作的高危因素,以期指导民用航空人员颅脑损伤的医学鉴定.方法 获取并回顾相关颅脑损伤后癫痫发作的流行病学研究,获得社区颅脑损伤病例共9475例,其中重度605例,中度1955例,轻度6915例;民航飞行员重度颅脑损伤申请特许鉴定病例2例.分析并探讨颅脑损伤后癫痫发作的航空医学鉴定.结果 ①重度颅脑损伤后癫痫发病率高于中度,中度高于轻度.②颅脑损伤后随时间推移癫痫发作可能性逐步降低;轻度颅脑损伤1年后癫痫年发病率小于1%,中度颅脑损伤3年后癫痫年发病率小于1%,重度颅脑损伤8年后癫痫年发病率小于1%.③颅脑损伤后癫痫发作高危因素有:脑挫伤、硬膜下血肿、凹陷性骨折及意识丧失或损伤后遗忘大于24 h.④两名颅脑损伤飞行员经及时有效治疗后恢复良好,各项检查未见异常,密切随访期间未见癫痫发作.其中1名飞行员于伤后第4年特许合格,安全飞行2年(1800 h),未见癫痫发作;另1名于伤后第9年特许合格,安全飞行4年(1600 h),未见癫痫发作.结论 根据1%法则,颅脑损伤治愈后,若各项检查未见异常,轻度颅脑损伤1年后可评定为合格,中度3年后可评定为合格,重度8年后可考虑有或无限制的合格鉴定.

Objective To investigate the incidence of various grade of posttraumatic epilepsy in different time and risk factors by analyzing cerebral trauma cases of civil pilots and correlative literatures.The conclusion is expected to contribute to the aviation medical assessment for the civil pilot with posttraumatic epilepsy. Methods For analyzing epidemiology studies of posttraumatic epilepsy 9475 cases of civilians' posttraumatic epilepsy (include 605 severe, 1955 moderate and 6915 mild traumatic brain injury cases) were reviewed. Besides, 2 epilepsy cases of civil pilots with severe traumatic brain injury, who were specially applied for assessment, were also analyzed to investigate the application in aeromedical assessment. Results ①The severer traumatic brain injury the higher incidence of posttraumatic epilepsy. ②The possibility of posttraumatic epilepsy seizure was gradully diminished with time. The incidence of posttraumatic epilepsy could reduce to lower than 1% after 1, 3 or 8 years corresponding to the mild,moderate and severe traumatic brain injury. ③ The high risk factors of posttraumatic epilepsy included brain contusion, subdural hematoma, depressed fracture, loss of consciousness or post traumatic amnesia more than 24 h and early seizure. The close follow-up showed that 2 pilots well recovered by timely treatment and no more abnormities and seizure happened. One pilot was permitted for co-piloting at the 4th year of injury and had no epilepsy seizure in his safe flying for 2 years (1800 h). Another pilot returned to his qualified flight at the 9th year and had safely flied as pilot instructor for 4 years ( 1600 h) without seizure.Conclusions By applying 1% rule in aeromedical assessment, the mild traumatic brain injured pilot would be suggested to fit for flying by 1-year recovery and 3-year recovery for the moderate if no more abnormities were diagnosed. For the severe injured pilot, the flying qualification could be considered with or without limitation by 8-year recovery.