Patient's question:
My neighbor's child actually has epilepsy. Every time he has a recurrence, it's quite frightening, and the other children are reluctant to play with him. We're also worried that this disease might be contagious. Besides, we noticed that the initial major seizure of epilepsy generally occurs between the ages of 14 and 17. Why is this age stage?Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy is a disease that is not contagious at all. If it reoccurs, it is mainly considered to be related to generational inheritance, but it is also considered that there may be a certain cause related to brain diseases. It is still necessary to perform a CT scan of the head to further clarify whether there is substantive inflammation. This has nothing to do with age. If there are certain triggering factors or if the disease is relieved, it can easily lead to the recurrence of epilepsy.