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Causes and Risk Factors, Triggers

Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:22 am


Causes and Risk Factors

Many abnormalities of the nervous system can result in seizure activity. Seizures can also occur in the normal nervous system when its metabolic balance is disturbed. The cause (etiology) of epilepsy may be not clearly known (idiopathic) or related to a particular disease state. About 35% of all cases of epilepsy have no clearly definable cause.


Genetic Factors

Some persons may have a genetic predisposition to the development of seizures There is also an inc...Read the full article

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