12/01/2026
Epilepsy can occur from different factors and knowing these causes can make it easier to understand what’s happening and why..
The major causes of epilepsy are:
1. Peri-natal Injury: Damage to the brain during time surrounding birth of child is an important cause of epilepsy specially in developing country.
2. Traumatic Brain Injury - Head Injury can cause scar in some important parts of brain which can trigger seizures.
3. Genetic causes: In certain cases there is hereditary predisposition for development of epilepsy.
4. Brain stroke - Ischemic or Hemorrhagic brain stroke can cause epilepsy.
5. Brain tumors - Brain tumors are important cause of epilepsy specially in elderly.
6. Developmental Disorders of Brain: They are important cause of epilepsy specially in children.
7. CNS infections - Certain infections like Tuberculosis and Neurocysticercosis can affect brain.
Regards
Dr. Mihir Parekh
Epilepsy Specialist & Neurology Consultant
Post Doctoral Fellowship (Epilepsy)
DNB Neurology
MD General Medicine
☎09016246817
Shine Epilepsy Neuro Centre,
Alkapuri, Vadodara