Patient's question:
Hello! I would like to ask the doctor, why does my child have epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
Genetic factors: Refers to the genetic susceptibility to epilepsy. Numerous studies have shown that epilepsy is related to genetic factors. Genetics can affect the function of cell membrane ion channels, lower the seizure threshold, and cause neuronal discharge. Research on concordance rates in twin epilepsy and family EEG studies indicate that the quality of epilepsy is primarily autosomal dominant, with the highest penetrance between the ages of 5 and 15. Epilepsy syndromes confirmed or suspected to be closely related to genetic factors include cryptogenic childhood and adolescent epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, benign central tonic epilepsy, and autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, among others. Generalized or focal epilepsy, in some of which the genes have been localized.Acquired factors: Acquired factors that cause structural or metabolic abnormalities in the brain can produce epileptic foci or lower the seizure threshold.