Question
What are the factors or causes of infant convulsions?
Answer
The factors or causes of infant convulsions include:
- Intoxication: Lead, gas, pesticides, and systemic diseases such as hepatic encephalopathy, acute nephritis, and uremia can all trigger the recurrence of infantile convulsions.
- Birth injuries: They are common factors or causes of symptomatic epilepsy in infants and young children. Factors causing birth injuries may include forceps delivery, vacuum extraction, malposition of the pelvis and fetus, macrosomia, prolonged labor, advanced maternal age, and tense birth canal.