- Excess of
alcohol
- Too
much stress
- Certain patterns of light
- Lack
of
sleep
- A high fever
- Hormones
- Possibly certain foods
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Causes of epilepsy:
- Inheritance: In the past, many people believed that inheritance was a major factor to the extent that "in some states of America and in some Scandinavian countries it was illegal for people with epilepsy to marry"(26 Hopkins). This statute lasted until 1969 (sands) when researchers found that inheritance is not a huge factor in the cause of epilepsy.
- Congenital malformation: One congenital malformation related to epilepsy is "a maldevelopment of blood vessels known as an angioma. Children with a particular combination of angiomatous abnormalities have a high probability of developing seizure"(31 hopkins).
- Lack of enough oxygen
- Trauma
- Tumors
- Infectious diseases: i.e. Bacterial Meningitis (hopkins)
- A lot of times, the cause of a person's epilepsy is unknown. Doctors then work in determining what type of epilepsy a person has in order to give the best treatment.