Patient's question:
Male, 5 years old, the child has had 2 episodes this week. When checked at the hospital, they said it was epilepsy. Our family does not have this genetic predisposition. We really don't know how the child got this disease. My wife and I are almost at our wit's end. Please ask: What are the factors that cause childhood epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy is a chronic disease characterized by sudden, abnormal electrical discharges in the brain, leading to temporary dysfunction of the brain. It is a condition caused by factors such as trauma, birth injuries, various brain diseases, poisoning, nutritional metabolic disorders, degenerative diseases, congenital factors, hereditary factors across generations, excessive fright, and psychological factors. As a chronic disease, epilepsy may not have a significant impact on patients in the short term, but frequent long-term recurrences can severely affect the physical, mental, and intellectual well-being of patients.