two-thirds of people with epilepsy have an unknown cause.
Epilepsy is the interference of the electrical impulses in the nervous system and unusual brain activity. However, much is unknown about what causes this particular neurological disease. Seizures can be caused by many, many triggers, and epilepsy can develop at any age, most prominently in the young and old.
Some causes of epilepsy are traumatic brain injury, genetic influence, prenatal injury, or development disorders. This only accounts for those who have a specific cause of developing epilepsy.
Some causes of epilepsy are traumatic brain injury, genetic influence, prenatal injury, or development disorders. This only accounts for those who have a specific cause of developing epilepsy.
what are triggers? Trigger, as a verb, is a cause to something. In this case, seizures are caused by certain triggers. Triggers range from a time, a place, to objects. Some commonly reported triggers are a specific time of the day, fever/illnesses, drug use, stress, hormonal changes, and specific food or medications. A major one is also flashing images used in technology, whether it be a GIF on a funny website, or video game.
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Many video game manuals warn that the content may trigger seizures.
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