Is epilepsy hereditary in men?

Epilepsy is common in modern life and has a great impact. Epilepsy occurs at random and can occur at any time, bringing many difficult-to-handle crises to life. The causes of epilepsy are very complex and include various factors. Men are most likely to have epilepsy. Let's take a look at the explanation below. I hope everyone can understand the content.

Epilepsy has a certain genetic tendency. About 2.4%-4.3% of the children of epileptic patients suffer from epilepsy, which is 3-4 times higher than the normal population. However, the more distant the blood relationship, the lower the genetic probability. Epilepsy has a genetic tendency, but this only means that people with genetic predisposition have a low threshold for seizures and increased susceptibility. When encountering certain environmental factors, they are prone to epileptic seizures. Whether the disease will occur is determined by internal and external factors. It can be seen that only when the congenital epilepsy factors and the acquired environmental factors work together will the disease occur. As long as attention is paid to preventing various epileptic brain damage and adverse environmental factors, their offspring can avoid the disease. Therefore, patients do not need to worry too much about the genetic problem of epilepsy.

In addition, the genetic rate of epilepsy can be reduced through prevention.

1. For epilepsy caused by genetic diseases, prenatal diagnosis should be carried out. If a fetus with a genetic disease and epilepsy is found, artificial abortion can be performed, which can reduce the occurrence of this type of epilepsy.

2. When choosing a marriage partner, epileptic patients should avoid marrying someone with a family history of epilepsy. The fiancé (wife) of an epileptic patient should undergo an EEG examination before marriage. If the EEG shows epileptic waves, the patient should avoid marriage. People with a family history of epilepsy should also avoid marriage. This is also a good prevention for epilepsy transmission. In order to prevent epilepsy caused by brain damage at birth, for older primiparas, if the delivery process is not expected to be smooth, a cesarean section should be performed as soon as possible to avoid epilepsy in the baby in the future due to hypoxia, suffocation, and birth injuries.

In order to minimize the possibility of epilepsy being transmitted, the best way is to receive timely treatment. Moreover, epileptic seizures can damage normal nerve cells, cause collagen proliferation, and change the biochemical environment of other organs in the body.