Causes of epilepsy

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Epilepsy is a kind of terrible disease. My cousin suffers from epilepsy, which is particularly frightening when it attacks. She foams at the mouth and is delirious. Patients with epilepsy should be treated as soon as possible. For the causes of epilepsy, let me tell you.

Causes of epilepsy

Cause 1: epilepsy occurs in about 5% of traumatic adults after closed brain trauma, and in about 30% of severe and open brain trauma. Congenital diseases include chromosomal abnormalities, inherited metabolic disorders, brain malformations, congenital hydrocephalus, brain hypoplasia, brain atrophy, etc.

Reason 2: birth injury is a common cause of symptomatic epilepsy in infants. The causes of birth injury epilepsy include forceps midwifery, suction of fetal head, disproportion of head basin, abnormal fetal position, too large fetus, too long labor process, too old primipara, nervous birth canal, premature rupture of amniotic fluid, etc.

Three reasons: amniotic fluid inhalation fetal asphyxia, umbilical cord around the neck, placental abruption, placenta previa, umbilical cord prolapse, caesarean section, etc., the incidence rate increased significantly in the future, the common cause of epilepsy formation, and encephalitis, meningitis, brain abscess patients later, some people may have aftermath.

matters needing attention

For patients with epilepsy this disease, to timely treatment, timely relief from all aspects of life pressure, the main is the nervous system toxicity, resulting in brain tissue metabolic disorders, resulting in seizures, may also lead to low attention, memory loss, and even dementia. In addition, drinking, fighting or accidents, resulting in craniocerebral trauma, further lead to epilepsy.