Patient's question:
How can a child without a family history of epilepsy develop epilepsy? This question has been lingering in my mind recently, as the child of a relative has been twitching and staring straight ahead whenever they have a high fever, looking quite terrifying. I only saw it once, and it scared me half to death. The parents frantically rushed them to the hospital, gave them an injection, and once the fever subsided, everything was fine.What kind of help is needed: How can a child without a family history of epilepsy develop epilepsy?
Doctor's answer:
The common causes of pediatric epilepsy mainly include the following several types:1. Brain edema and drowning: This can occur in infants shortly after birth if they do not resume unrestricted breathing for a short period.
2. Brain trauma.
3. Perinatal brain hemorrhage.
4. Infectious encephalitis: Newborns have weaker resistance and are more prone to viral infections, leading to encephalitis.
5. Developmental tumors: During the embryonic development period, incomplete development of the cerebral cortex can cause this.
6. Low-grade fever: It can damage important structures such as the hippocampus.