Patient's question:
A child under the age of 18 had a low fever and seizures. They underwent a 24-hour EEG and a brain MRI, and the doctor said it was epilepsy and there was slight brain atrophy. Can it heal on its own? What causes infantile epilepsy? What kind of help is needed: What causes infantile epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
Because there are too many causes of epilepsy, infants are mainly affected by hydrocephalus. Details are as follows: Among the many causes of epilepsy, factors that occur in newborns and infants are mostly related to congenital and perinatal factors, such as hydrocephalus, respiratory distress, cranial birth injuries, hypoglycemia, hypocalcemia, phenylketonuria, uremia, and deformities caused by abnormal skin growth and development. In contrast, epilepsy in children and adolescents is more related to intergenerational genetic factors, congenital and perinatal factors, such as hydrocephalus, respiratory distress, cranial birth injuries, central nervous system infections, and abnormal brain development.