Patient's question:
Doctor, hello. My son is eight months old now, and he is doing well physically. Sometimes he has a cold, with symptoms like a runny nose, but his father has a history of epilepsy. I didn't know about it before he was born. Could this be hereditary? How should I observe it? What symptoms might there be? I am very worried!Doctor's answer:
The causes of epilepsy can be divided into three types: idiopathic, symptomatic, and cryptogenic; among these, idiopathic epilepsy has an important genetic factor. Epilepsy is hereditary, but the genetic probability is very low. Symptoms of epilepsy include convulsions, foaming at the mouth, fainting, blinking, and so on. Epilepsy is relatively complex, and there are several other types, which are not mentioned here. In terms of prevention, sufficient attention should be given to high fever convulsions in infancy, and active prevention of various neurological diseases in children is recommended. It is advised that if a person has such a disease, they should actively seek treatment.