Question
What are the factors or causes of epilepsy?
Answer
Common causes of epilepsy include: 1. Congenital malformations: such as chromosomal abnormalities, congenital hydrocephalus, microcephaly, etc. 2. Prenatal and perinatal diseases: Birth injuries are common causes of symptomatic epilepsy in infancy. 3. Post-febrile convulsion sequelae: Severe and prolonged febrile seizures can lead to brain damage, primarily on the medial surface of the temporal lobe. 4.Brain injury: Post-traumatic epilepsy in patients with brain injuries, accompanied by depressed fractures, tears in the dura mater, etc. 5. Infection: Such as various bacterial meningitis, brain abscesses, etc. 6. Poisoning: Lead and mercury poisoning, as well as systemic diseases such as uremia, can all cause epilepsy. 7. Intracranial tumors 8. Cerebrovascular diseases: Post-stroke epilepsy is more common in middle-aged and elderly adults. 9. Nutritional and metabolic diseases: Rickets often occurs with epilepsy in children. In adults, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, and other conditions can lead to recurrence.