Description: Most injuries related to epilepsy are not severe, according to a new study. Elson So, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and colleagues report their findings in the Nov. 9 issue of the journal Neurology. The researchers studied 247 people with epilepsy living in Rochester who were diagnosed between 1975 and 1984. The scientists documented all of the participants' seizure-related injuries (except those involving the mouth and tongue) that required medical attention. The researchers wanted to identify patient characteristics that relate to injuries during a seizure.