Question
My child has inherited epilepsy from the family. What treatments are available?
Answer
Birth injuries are a common cause of symptomatic epilepsy in infants. Causes of birth injuries include forceps delivery, vacuum extraction, malpresentation, abnormal fetal position, macrosomia, prolonged labor, advanced maternal age, and tight birth canal. Congenital diseases include brain malformations, hydrocephalus, chromosomal abnormalities, underdeveloped brain, delayed brain development, and brain atrophy. Conditions such as amniotic fluid aspiration, umbilical cord around the neck, placental abruption, placenta previa, prolapsed umbilical cord, and cesarean section can significantly increase the risk of subsequent disease.