Patient's question:
Why do children suffer from childhood epilepsy? What is the reason for this?Doctor's answer:
Genetic factors: Research indicates that 5% of the children of epilepsy patients also develop epilepsy, so genetics is one of the causes of epilepsy. Trauma and low immunity: Trauma and frequent colds and fevers in infants and young children, which lead to a decline in immunity, can also cause epilepsy. Congenital factors: Congenital diseases such as brain malformations, hydrocephalus, and chromosomal abnormalities, as well as damage to the fetus before birth in the mother's womb, can cause abnormal brain development, leading to epilepsy after birth. Examples include abdominal injuries to the pregnant woman, uterine bleeding, ultraviolet radiation, taking harmful drugs for the fetus, and infections by various microorganisms, especially rubella, measles viruses, and toxoplasmosis.