What causes epilepsy in children

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I have been suffering from epilepsy for more than a year. When I have seizures, my hands and feet will twitch and my consciousness is fuzzy. I don't know what I am doing. Until I find TCM treatment, it has been effectively controlled. So let's share the causes of childhood epilepsy. I hope it can help some people.

What causes epilepsy in children

Cause 1: epilepsy caused by poisoning: lead, mercury, carbon monoxide, ethanol, Muscovy turtle, isohydrazine poisoning, as well as systemic diseases such as pregnancy induced hypertension syndrome, uremia, etc., can cause epilepsy.

Etiology 2: the etiology of epilepsy caused by cerebrovascular diseases: in addition to cerebrovascular malformations and subarachnoid hemorrhage, epilepsy after stroke is more common in middle-aged and elderly people, especially cerebral embolism, cerebral thrombosis and multiple lacunar seizures. Hypertensive encephalopathy is often accompanied by epilepsy.

Etiology three: nutrition, metabolic diseases cause epilepsy etiology: children rickets often epilepsy. In adults, hypoglycemia, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, hypoparathyroidism and vitamin B6 deficiency caused by islet cell tumor can lead to onset.

matters needing attention

Prenatal diagnosis or neonatal screening should be carried out for some serious genetic diseases that can cause mental retardation and epilepsy, so as to decide whether to terminate pregnancy or to carry out early treatment