Question
What are the causes of epilepsy in children?
Answer
Infectious seizures (febrile seizures): This includes viral encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, purulent meningitis, tuberculous meningitis, brain abscess, venous sinus thrombosis, and more. High fever seizures, toxic encephalopathy (severe pneumonia, whooping cough, toxic dysentery, sepsis as the primary disease), tetanus, and more.