Patient's question:
Currently, it is not yet known whether having this disease will interfere with my desire to have children. A week ago, I had an electroencephalogram at a major hospital, and the results confirmed that there was an issue. The report stated that I am an epilepsy patient. What is the probability of epilepsy being inherited from the male side of the family? The kind of help I need: What is the probability of epilepsy being inherited from the male side of the family?Doctor's answer:
The hereditary probability of epilepsy is generally not very high, and it should be determined based on the specific condition. Epilepsy has a reverse hereditary tendency across generations. The prevalence rate of epilepsy among relatives of functional epilepsy patients is 4-7.2 times higher than that in the general population, while the prevalence rate among relatives of organic epilepsy patients is 2-3.6 times higher than that in the general population. Therefore, epilepsy is related to hereditary transmission across generations, but not all cases of epilepsy are caused by hereditary factors, such as epilepsy induced by inflammation or injury.