Patient's question:
Does epilepsy in children have a genetic inheritance?Doctor's answer:
The etiology of epilepsy is very complex. Clinical manifestations in patients indicate that it is related to various factors such as genetics, trauma, environment, mental state, endocrine disorders, drug use, and immune dysfunction. The main causes include: congenital diseases, trauma and birth injuries, various forms of encephalitis, meningitis, and brain abscesses, post-epilepsy sequelae in some patients who recover from these conditions, cerebral schistosomiasis, cerebral echinococcosis, poisoning from gas and pesticides, hereditary family history, shock, prolonged computer game playing, high fever, excessive excitement, sadness, and so on, all of which may affect the brain and lead to epilepsy symptoms.