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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Common causes of epilepsy include | Common causes of epilepsy include [[Head trauma]], [[Brain tumor]], [[Brain hemorrhage]], [[Encephalitis]], [[Hypoglycemia]], [[Hypoxic encephalopathy]], [[Stroke]], [[Cerebral palsy]], [[Electrolyte disturbances]], [[Febrile Seizures|febrile seizures]], [[Intoxication]] and [[Uremia|uremia.]] | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
=== Life-threatening Causes === | === Life-threatening Causes === | ||
Life-threatening causes of epilepsy include: | Life-threatening causes of epilepsy include:<ref name="pmid11034867">{{cite journal |vauthors=Annegers JF, Coan SP |title=The risks of epilepsy after traumatic brain injury |journal=Seizure |volume=9 |issue=7 |pages=453–7 |date=October 2000 |pmid=11034867 |doi=10.1053/seiz.2000.0458 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid26948360">{{cite journal |vauthors=Englot DJ, Chang EF, Vecht CJ |title=Epilepsy and brain tumors |journal=Handb Clin Neurol |volume=134 |issue= |pages=267–85 |date=2016 |pmid=26948360 |pmc=4803433 |doi=10.1016/B978-0-12-802997-8.00016-5 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid2761703">{{cite journal |vauthors=Faught E, Peters D, Bartolucci A, Moore L, Miller PC |title=Seizures after primary intracerebral hemorrhage |journal=Neurology |volume=39 |issue=8 |pages=1089–93 |date=August 1989 |pmid=2761703 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid18754956">{{cite journal |vauthors=Misra UK, Tan CT, Kalita J |title=Viral encephalitis and epilepsy |journal=Epilepsia |volume=49 Suppl 6 |issue= |pages=13–8 |date=August 2008 |pmid=18754956 |doi=10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01751.x |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7407585">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sloper JJ, Johnson P, Powell TP |title=Selective degeneration of interneurons in the motor cortex of infant monkeys following controlled hypoxia: a possible cause of epilepsy |journal=Brain Res. |volume=198 |issue=1 |pages=204–9 |date=September 1980 |pmid=7407585 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid24641717">{{cite journal |vauthors=Chung JM |title=Seizures in the acute stroke setting |journal=Neurol. Res. |volume=36 |issue=5 |pages=403–6 |date=May 2014 |pmid=24641717 |doi=10.1179/1743132814Y.0000000352 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[Head trauma]] | |||
*[[Brain tumor]] | |||
*[[Brain hemorrhage]] | |||
*[[Encephalitis]] | |||
*[[Hypoglycemia]] | |||
*[[Hypoxic encephalopathy]] | |||
*[[Stroke]] | |||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
Common causes of epilepsy may include: | Common causes of epilepsy may include:<ref name="pmid14755984">{{cite journal |vauthors=Diaconu G, Burlea M, Grigore I, Frasin M |title=[Epilepsy in different types of cerebral palsy] |language=Romanian |journal=Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi |volume=107 |issue=1 |pages=136–9 |date=2003 |pmid=14755984 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11754308">{{cite journal |vauthors=Riggs JE |title=Neurologic manifestations of electrolyte disturbances |journal=Neurol Clin |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=227–39, vii |date=February 2002 |pmid=11754308 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid14734932">{{cite journal |vauthors=Markand ON |title=Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (childhood epileptic encephalopathy) |journal=J Clin Neurophysiol |volume=20 |issue=6 |pages=426–41 |date=2003 |pmid=14734932 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11918463">{{cite journal |vauthors=Shinnar S, Glauser TA |title=Febrile seizures |journal=J. Child Neurol. |volume=17 Suppl 1 |issue= |pages=S44–52 |date=January 2002 |pmid=11918463 |doi=10.1177/08830738020170010601 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7818246">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cendes F, Andermann F, Carpenter S, Zatorre RJ, Cashman NR |title=Temporal lobe epilepsy caused by domoic acid intoxication: evidence for glutamate receptor-mediated excitotoxicity in humans |journal=Ann. Neurol. |volume=37 |issue=1 |pages=123–6 |date=January 1995 |pmid=7818246 |doi=10.1002/ana.410370125 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid1469446">{{cite journal |vauthors=D'Hooge R, Pei YQ, Marescau B, De Deyn PP |title=Convulsive action and toxicity of uremic guanidino compounds: behavioral assessment and relation to brain concentration in adult mice |journal=J. Neurol. Sci. |volume=112 |issue=1-2 |pages=96–105 |date=October 1992 |pmid=1469446 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[Cerebral palsy]] | |||
*[[Electrolyte disturbances]] | |||
*[[Epileptic encephalopathy - Lennox-Gastaut type]] | |||
*[[Febrile Seizures|Febrile seizures]] | |||
*[[Huntington's disease]] | |||
*[[Intoxication]] | |||
*[[Uremia]] | |||
=== less common causes === | === less common causes === | ||
Less common causes of epilepsy include | Less common causes of epilepsy include:<ref name="pmid2044623">{{cite journal |vauthors=Keyser A, De Bruijn SF |title=Epileptic manifestations and vitamin B1 deficiency |journal=Eur. Neurol. |volume=31 |issue=3 |pages=121–5 |date=1991 |pmid=2044623 |doi=10.1159/000116660 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[Vitamin deficiency]] | |||
===Causes by Organ System=== | ===Causes by Organ System=== |
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Overview
Common causes of epilepsy include Head trauma, Brain tumor, Brain hemorrhage, Encephalitis, Hypoglycemia, Hypoxic encephalopathy, Stroke, Cerebral palsy, Electrolyte disturbances, febrile seizures, Intoxication and uremia.
Causes
Life-threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes of epilepsy include:[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Common Causes
Common causes of epilepsy may include:[7][8][9][10][11][12]
- Cerebral palsy
- Electrolyte disturbances
- Epileptic encephalopathy - Lennox-Gastaut type
- Febrile seizures
- Huntington's disease
- Intoxication
- Uremia
less common causes
Less common causes of epilepsy include:[13]
Causes by Organ System
Causes in Alphabetical Order
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References
- ↑ Annegers JF, Coan SP (October 2000). "The risks of epilepsy after traumatic brain injury". Seizure. 9 (7): 453–7. doi:10.1053/seiz.2000.0458. PMID 11034867.
- ↑ Englot DJ, Chang EF, Vecht CJ (2016). "Epilepsy and brain tumors". Handb Clin Neurol. 134: 267–85. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-802997-8.00016-5. PMC 4803433. PMID 26948360.
- ↑ Faught E, Peters D, Bartolucci A, Moore L, Miller PC (August 1989). "Seizures after primary intracerebral hemorrhage". Neurology. 39 (8): 1089–93. PMID 2761703.
- ↑ Misra UK, Tan CT, Kalita J (August 2008). "Viral encephalitis and epilepsy". Epilepsia. 49 Suppl 6: 13–8. doi:10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01751.x. PMID 18754956.
- ↑ Sloper JJ, Johnson P, Powell TP (September 1980). "Selective degeneration of interneurons in the motor cortex of infant monkeys following controlled hypoxia: a possible cause of epilepsy". Brain Res. 198 (1): 204–9. PMID 7407585.
- ↑ Chung JM (May 2014). "Seizures in the acute stroke setting". Neurol. Res. 36 (5): 403–6. doi:10.1179/1743132814Y.0000000352. PMID 24641717.
- ↑ Diaconu G, Burlea M, Grigore I, Frasin M (2003). "[Epilepsy in different types of cerebral palsy]". Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi (in Romanian). 107 (1): 136–9. PMID 14755984.
- ↑ Riggs JE (February 2002). "Neurologic manifestations of electrolyte disturbances". Neurol Clin. 20 (1): 227–39, vii. PMID 11754308.
- ↑ Markand ON (2003). "Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (childhood epileptic encephalopathy)". J Clin Neurophysiol. 20 (6): 426–41. PMID 14734932.
- ↑ Shinnar S, Glauser TA (January 2002). "Febrile seizures". J. Child Neurol. 17 Suppl 1: S44–52. doi:10.1177/08830738020170010601. PMID 11918463.
- ↑ Cendes F, Andermann F, Carpenter S, Zatorre RJ, Cashman NR (January 1995). "Temporal lobe epilepsy caused by domoic acid intoxication: evidence for glutamate receptor-mediated excitotoxicity in humans". Ann. Neurol. 37 (1): 123–6. doi:10.1002/ana.410370125. PMID 7818246.
- ↑ D'Hooge R, Pei YQ, Marescau B, De Deyn PP (October 1992). "Convulsive action and toxicity of uremic guanidino compounds: behavioral assessment and relation to brain concentration in adult mice". J. Neurol. Sci. 112 (1–2): 96–105. PMID 1469446.
- ↑ Keyser A, De Bruijn SF (1991). "Epileptic manifestations and vitamin B1 deficiency". Eur. Neurol. 31 (3): 121–5. doi:10.1159/000116660. PMID 2044623.