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What is the cause of Epilepsy in teenagers?

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Question added by abdiaziz mahamed
Date Posted: 2015/07/28
Ashish kagnulkar
by Ashish kagnulkar , Staff Nurse , Wanless Hospital Miraj

It can be due to Birth hypoxia,heridetry, anatomical damage to brain,

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Mostly cause is idiopathic.It may be due to some birth issues, brain trauma ,congenital,heriditery factors.

mohammed abd
by mohammed abd , Manager , Hope Place centres

Could be overdose of substances and/ or misuse of drugs .  Could be organic brain disorder and only after excluding the neurological and organic causes we look for psychological causes like Hysterical conversion or fits 

Katarina Katarina Blazina
by Katarina Katarina Blazina , Neurologist , Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb

Sleep deprivation and alcohol abuse.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Alcohol,drugs and"screenwork"(flashing light of all kind of (screen)devices.

Neurological defects.

Trauma and diabetes.

Metabolic defects.

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