Patient's question:
Doctor, my wife is an epilepsy patient, but she has never had a seizure, and her condition is well-controlled. I would like to ask if we have children, what is the likelihood that our child could inherit epilepsy from our generation? Can we have a healthy child?Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy is inherited across generations. Each epilepsy patient has a 30% chance of passing on the epilepsy gene to their child through generational inheritance. Pregnant women with epilepsy should go to the hospital and follow the doctor's screening guidance, which will reduce the risk of the fetus inheriting epilepsy through generational inheritance.Generational inheritance occurs when genetic mutations in the nuclear chromosomes cause inflammation to be passed down to offspring. Therefore, patients with epilepsy must go to regular hospitals for treatment, strictly follow the doctor's advice, actively cooperate with the medical team, and control their symptoms. After stopping medication for a year, they can then become pregnant.