Question
A 5-year-old child accidentally fell from the bed while playing with friends and hit their head, resulting in immediate hospital treatment. Recently, the child suddenly fainted, accompanied by hand and foot convulsions. Relatives suspect it might be an epileptic seizure, and a Brain Electroencephalogram (EEG) examination is being conducted.
Answer
There are many causes of epilepsy, including brain lesions or widespread lesions, as well as systemic metabolic intoxication. Common causes include brain trauma, brain tumors, cerebrovascular diseases, intracranial infections, and more. 1.Brain Trauma: This includes open and closed head injuries, with about one-third of epilepsy patients having a history of head trauma.Brain trauma is one of the important causes of epilepsy. 2.Brain Diseases: This includes brain tumors, cerebrovascular diseases, intracranial infections, and more, which are important factors in the occurrence of epilepsy after adulthood. 3. Systemic Factors: Such as carbon monoxide poisoning, hypoglycemia, acute or chronic renal failure, hypertensive encephalopathy, hyperthyroidism, other systemic infections, and vitamin B6 deficiency, among others, can all trigger an epileptic seizure.