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What are the main causes of epilepsy?

Medically reviewed by Diana Apetauerova, MD Key Takeaways Epilepsy is often linked to genetic factors, brain injuries, ...
This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...
A prospective, community-based study confirms that patients with epilepsy usually die of the same causes as other people. The analysis of the UK National General Practice Study of Epilepsy found that ...
Question: What causes epilepsy? Is it inherited? Answer: Epilepsy may be inherited, but it doesn't necessarily have to be. Beagles, keeshonds and dachshunds sometimes have epilepsy as an inheritable ...
Share on Pinterest Experts say more research and access to treatment are needed for people with epilepsy. Oscar Wong/Getty Images Epilepsy is a neurological condition that produces changes in the ...
Doctors could soon reduce epilepsy misdiagnoses by up to 70% using a new tool that turns routine electroencephalogram, or EEG, tests that appear normal into highly accurate epilepsy predictors, a ...