Can epilepsy be caused by stress?


Epilepsy is a chronic disorder that causes unprovoked, recurrent seizures. A seizure is a sudden rush of electrical activity in the brain.

Epilepsy is a fairly common neurological disorder that affects 65 million people around the world. In the United States, it affects about 3 million people.

Anyone can develop epilepsy, but it’s more common in young children and older adults. It occurs slightly more in males than in females.

People with epilepsy often say that stress triggers their seizures. And having epilepsy can be a cause of stress too. This information looks at the relationship between stress and epilepsy.

Epilepsy can cause stress and stress can cause you to have more seizures. Ideally, when you’re diagnosed with epilepsy, a doctor should check whether you have a history of problems with stress or other mood problems. They could then make suggestions about ways of managing this.

What causes epilepsy?

·         Traumatic brain injury

·         Scarring on the brain after a brain injury (post-traumatic epilepsy)

·         Serious illness or very high fever

·         Stroke, which is a leading cause of epilepsy in people over age 35

·         Other vascular diseases

·         Lack of oxygen to the brain

·         Brain tumor or cyst

·         Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease

·         Maternal drug use, prenatal injury, brain malformation, or lack of oxygen at birth

·         Infectious diseases such as aids and meningitis

·         Genetic or developmental disorders or neurological diseases

 


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