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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.

overview

Primary Prevention

Effective measures for the primary prevention of epilepsy include:
- In healthy people, we can prevent epilepsy by reducing the chance of possible epilepsy causes to happen such as:

Hypoxic encephalopathy^[6]

Stroke^[7]

Common Causes

Cerebral palsy^[8]

Electrolyte disturbances^[9]

Epileptic encephalopathy - Lennox-Gastaut type^[10]

Febrile Seizures^[11]

Huntington's^[12]

Intoxication^[13]

Uremia^[14]

less common causes

Vitamin deficiency^[15]

- In patients who already have epilepsy, we can reduce the triggers of seizure such as:^[16]^[17]^[18]
  - Sleep deprivation
  - Fever
  - Light flashing
  - Hyperventilation
  - Alcohol
  - Physical stress such as physical exercise or illness
  - Psychological stress
  - Depression

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.
↑ Dafoulas GE, Toulis KA, Mccorry D, Kumarendran B, Thomas GN, Willis BH, Gokhale K, Gkoutos G, Narendran P, Nirantharakumar K (February 2017). "Type 1 diabetes mellitus and risk of incident epilepsy: a population-based, open-cohort study". Diabetologia. 60 (2): 258–261. doi:10.1007/s00125-016-4142-x. PMID 27796422.
↑ 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.
↑ Cloud LJ, Rosenblatt A, Margolis RL, Ross CA, Pillai JA, Corey-Bloom J, Tully HM, Bird T, Panegyres PK, Nichter CA, Higgins DS, Helmers SL, Factor SA, Jones R, Testa CM (December 2012). "Seizures in juvenile Huntington's disease: frequency and characterization in a multicenter cohort". Mov. Disord. 27 (14): 1797–800. doi:10.1002/mds.25237. PMID 23124580.
↑ 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.
↑ Løyning Y (August 1993). "[Seizures and traffic risks]". Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. (in Norwegian). 113 (18): 2231. PMID 8362382.
↑ Thapar A, Kerr M, Harold G (January 2009). "Stress, anxiety, depression, and epilepsy: investigating the relationship between psychological factors and seizures". Epilepsy Behav. 14 (1): 134–40. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.09.004. PMID 18824131.
↑ LEVIN M (February 1950). "The pathogenesis of narcoleptic and epileptic seizures occurring under acute emotional stress". J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 111 (2): 101–8. PMID 15409992.

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[pmid11034867-1] 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.

[pmid26948360-2] 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.

[pmid2761703-3] Faught E, Peters D, Bartolucci A, Moore L, Miller PC (August 1989). "Seizures after primary intracerebral hemorrhage". Neurology. 39 (8): 1089–93. PMID 2761703.

[pmid18754956-4] 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.

[pmid27796422-5] Dafoulas GE, Toulis KA, Mccorry D, Kumarendran B, Thomas GN, Willis BH, Gokhale K, Gkoutos G, Narendran P, Nirantharakumar K (February 2017). "Type 1 diabetes mellitus and risk of incident epilepsy: a population-based, open-cohort study". Diabetologia. 60 (2): 258–261. doi:10.1007/s00125-016-4142-x. PMID 27796422.

[pmid7407585-6] 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.

[pmid24641717-7] Chung JM (May 2014). "Seizures in the acute stroke setting". Neurol. Res. 36 (5): 403–6. doi:10.1179/1743132814Y.0000000352. PMID 24641717.

[pmid14755984-8] 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.

[pmid11754308-9] Riggs JE (February 2002). "Neurologic manifestations of electrolyte disturbances". Neurol Clin. 20 (1): 227–39, vii. PMID 11754308.

[pmid14734932-10] Markand ON (2003). "Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (childhood epileptic encephalopathy)". J Clin Neurophysiol. 20 (6): 426–41. PMID 14734932.

[pmid11918463-11] Shinnar S, Glauser TA (January 2002). "Febrile seizures". J. Child Neurol. 17 Suppl 1: S44–52. doi:10.1177/08830738020170010601. PMID 11918463.

[pmid23124580-12] Cloud LJ, Rosenblatt A, Margolis RL, Ross CA, Pillai JA, Corey-Bloom J, Tully HM, Bird T, Panegyres PK, Nichter CA, Higgins DS, Helmers SL, Factor SA, Jones R, Testa CM (December 2012). "Seizures in juvenile Huntington's disease: frequency and characterization in a multicenter cohort". Mov. Disord. 27 (14): 1797–800. doi:10.1002/mds.25237. PMID 23124580.

[pmid7818246-13] 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.

[pmid1469446-14] 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.

[pmid2044623-15] Keyser A, De Bruijn SF (1991). "Epileptic manifestations and vitamin B1 deficiency". Eur. Neurol. 31 (3): 121–5. doi:10.1159/000116660. PMID 2044623.

[pmid8362382-16] Løyning Y (August 1993). "[Seizures and traffic risks]". Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. (in Norwegian). 113 (18): 2231. PMID 8362382.

[pmid18824131-17] Thapar A, Kerr M, Harold G (January 2009). "Stress, anxiety, depression, and epilepsy: investigating the relationship between psychological factors and seizures". Epilepsy Behav. 14 (1): 134–40. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.09.004. PMID 18824131.

[pmid15409992-18] LEVIN M (February 1950). "The pathogenesis of narcoleptic and epileptic seizures occurring under acute emotional stress". J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 111 (2): 101–8. PMID 15409992.

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