Some epilepsies caused by congenital genetic disorders may be inherited. Examples include Dravet syndrome, early-onset childhood aphasic epilepsy, Sturge-weber syndrome, and progressive myoclonic epilepsy. In contrast, epilepsy due to acquired…
Approximately 20% to 30% of patients with epilepsy present as drug-refractory, with regular pharmacologic antiepileptic therapy failing to control seizures, especially in patients with epilepsy with structural intracranial lesions. For…
Epilepsy occurs as a result of the interaction of intrinsic genetic factors and external environmental factors within the individual. Genetic factors are an important cause of seizures, especially in some…