Epilepsy, commonly known as crohn’s disease and sheep epilepsy, is a clinical syndrome caused by a variety of causes, resulting in highly synchronized abnormal discharges of neurons in the brain. The causes of epilepsy are mainly the following three categories: 1. symptomatic epilepsy: these seizures have a clear cause and are caused by brain trauma, brain tumors, cerebral infarction and other cerebrovascular diseases, or encephalitis and intracerebral parasites, which cause structural damage or functional abnormalities of the central nervous system. 2. 2. Idiopathic epilepsy: The cause of this type of epilepsy is unknown, and no structural damage or functional abnormalities in the brain that can cause seizures have been found. 3. Cryptogenic epilepsy: The performance of these seizures suggests symptomatic epilepsy, but the existing examination means cannot find a clear cause. In addition, genetic factors, the patient’s age, and sleep can affect the time of seizure onset and the form of seizures. Abnormalities such as fatigue, hunger, alcohol consumption, emotional stress, or endocrine disorders can affect the function of neurons in the brain to induce seizures. In summary, the etiology of epilepsy is intricate and complex, and clinical diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy require a comprehensive assessment of the patient’s seizure form, age, and other aspects. The recurrent seizures are very harmful, but most of them can be controlled after regular treatment, and patients should have the concept of timely diagnosis and treatment.