Seizures: medical risk factors
Evidence-based neurology checklist on seizures: medical risk factors: Human herpes virus (HHV) HHV predisposes to mesial temporal lobe epilepsy This is most frequent with HHV6B and HHV8 HHV6B and HHV7 are associated with febrile status epilepticus (FSE) Vascular Brain tumours: high risk types…
Human herpes virus (HHV)
- HHV predisposes to mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
- This is most frequent with HHV6B and HHV8
- HHV6B and HHV7 are associated with febrile status epilepticus (FSE)
Vascular
Brain tumours: high risk types
Traumatic
Other neurological disorders
Autoimmune
Alcohol related
Metabolic
Body weight
Essential oils related seizures (EORS)
Other causes
References
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- Pohlmann-Eden B, Beghi E, Camfield C, Camfield P. The first seizure and its management in adults and children. BMJ 2006; 332:339-342.
- Bartolini L, Theodore WH, Jacobson S, Gaillard WD. Infection with HHV-6 and its role in epilepsy. Epilepsy Res 2019; 153:34-39.
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