Patient's question:
What are the reasons that can trigger epilepsy? Does a fever always lead to an epileptic seizure? The child had a low-grade fever once before, but it was treated with emergency fever reduction at the hospital. Now, sometimes the child shakes all over. What kind of help is needed: What are the reasons that can trigger epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
The etiology of epilepsy is very complex, and with the advancement of science, most of it has been clarified. Broadly speaking, epilepsy can be divided into two major categories: primary and secondary epilepsy. Primary epilepsy has no clear cause, most of which is related to generational inheritance, accounting for about 20% of the total. The causes of secondary epilepsy include the following: 1. Neurocutaneous syndrome 2. Congenital brain developmental malformations 3. Cerebrovascular diseases 4. Genetic metabolic diseases 5. Perinatal brain injury 6. Trauma 7. Intracranial infection 8. Brain injury after high fever convulsions.