Patient's question:
I am a pregnant woman, now about 7 and a half months pregnant. I have had many ultrasounds, and they all show that the baby is doing well. But I myself feel like I have OCD, always worrying that the child will get epilepsy after birth. Because I accidentally ate lamb once. There's a custom in my hometown that women should not eat lamb while pregnant, or the child will get epilepsy.Doctor's answer:
Your concern is excessive. The causes of pediatric epilepsy include: ① Congenital brain developmental malformations, such as lissencephaly, megacephaly, etc. ② Neurocutaneous syndromes: The most common include tuberous sclerosis, neurofibromatosis, and trigeminal angiofibromatosis, etc. ③ Genetic metabolic diseases, such as phenylketonuria, hyperammonemia, etc. ④ Perinatal brain injury, mainly including birth injuries, respiratory distress, intracranial hemorrhage, etc. ⑤ Intracranial infections. ⑥ Nutritional catabolic disorders and endocrine diseases, common examples include hypoglycemia, hypocalcemia, etc.