How is epilepsy caused?

Patient's question:

A really good friend of mine, after getting divorced, stopped training. The reason was that he had a relapse of epilepsy at work, and it happened in front of many people. At the time, his colleagues were completely shocked. Later, the leader gave him some compensation money and let him go home. During this period, I also visited his house and encountered him once, which scared me so badly. He used to be such a great person, but now how could he be like this?

Doctor's answer:

Factors that can lead to epilepsy include:
1. Generational inheritance factors. Epilepsy is more likely to recur in families with a history of epilepsy or congenital central nervous system or heart malformations.
2. Brain damage and brain injury. Embryonic development abnormalities caused by viral infections, radiation exposure, or other reasons during embryonic growth and development can lead to epilepsy; birth injuries during fetal delivery are also a major cause of epilepsy; cranial brain trauma can also lead to epilepsy.
3. Other cranial brain diseases. Brain tumors, cerebrovascular diseases, intracranial infections, etc.

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