Question
What are the causes of epilepsy? I have fallen twice due to fever and depression, and since then, I haven’t remembered falling again, and I also don’t have any experience with grand mal seizures. I don’t remember lying on the ground. My grandfather had symptoms similar to howling like a wolf, and sometimes I feel a bit like dozing off, but it only happened once. I recently discovered that my father had an episode of fainting and drooling, which I hadn’t noticed before, and I’m not quite clear about it. I don’t know if my epilepsy is caused by birth injury, fever, genetic factors, or a combination of all three? How should I determine the specific cause?
Answer
The causes of epilepsy can be attributed to various factors, including poisoning and some unknown origins. In clinical practice, common factors or causes of epilepsy include brain trauma, brain tumors, cerebrovascular diseases, and brain infections, among others. First, brain trauma, including open and closed head injuries, statistically, about one-third of patients with epilepsy have a history of head trauma. Clearly, brain trauma is one of the main factors that can trigger epilepsy. However, although seizures may occur after brain trauma, only a few patients will develop epilepsy following such injuries.