What are the common causes of epilepsy

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Epilepsy is not strange in our daily life. It is a kind of multiple disease. No matter what, we should be aware of it. In our life, it is commonly known as epilepsy. Now the incidence rate of epilepsy is higher and higher. This requires us to attach importance to this disease. So, what is the cause of epilepsy?

What are the common causes of epilepsy

First: trauma: about 5% of adults have epilepsy after closed brain trauma, and about 30% have epilepsy after severe and open brain trauma.

Second: congenital diseases: such as chromosomal abnormalities, inherited metabolic disorders, brain malformations, congenital hydrocephalus, brain hypoplasia, brain atrophy, etc.

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

matters needing attention

Epilepsy brings inconvenience to life, we have heard, sometimes suddenly meet friends with epilepsy, let us at a loss, so timely understanding of epilepsy is very necessary, help to face the emergency.