The main causes of epilepsy

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I suffer from epilepsy, a few times a day absence seizures, less than a minute each time, took the medicine, now the situation is also stable, so the main reason for suffering from epilepsy do you know? Let's talk about the main causes of epilepsy.

The main causes of epilepsy

Etiology 1: the common causes of epilepsy are various encephalitis, meningitis and brain abscess. Some people may have sequelae after recovery.

Etiology 2: intracranial tumor: in patients with epilepsy after 30 years old, brain tumor is a common cause, with slow growth of oligodendroglioma, meningioma, astrocytoma, is the cause of epilepsy.

Cause 3: alcoholism: alcoholism is also the cause of epilepsy in adults, because long-term heavy drinking can cause gastritis, arrhythmia, hematopoiesis and immune dysfunction, the most important is the nervous system toxicity, resulting in brain tissue metabolic disorders, resulting in seizures, but also can lead to low attention, memory loss, and even dementia.

matters needing attention

Depression itself is a pathogenic factor, and once suffering from epilepsy, the characteristics of depression will be more obvious. Especially when the patient is in a biased environment for epilepsy, it will cause the psychological burden of the patient to increase, depressed, and in a bad mood. If the time is a little longer, it may form a more serious mental depression, cause life pain to the patient, and it is bound to affect the treatment effect.