Is epilepsy hereditary?????
829069
No, I have epilepsy with a life history of grand mal seziures. Nobody else ever had it on either dad's side or mom's side of the family. It can be caused a blow to the  head,brain injury (accidental), however, you can be born with it, If you are born with it, then God choose that person for some special reason. Taking medication for it has nothing to do with passing it on, either. If born with it, that person was chosen for a special purpose, we may not know that purpose, but there is one. I have to take meds. to keep mine under control.
777180
ive tried looking, they wont reveal any of that. I do believe it is hereditary though
398774
http://www.webmd.com/hw/epilepsy/hw82024.asp
903405
There is no test at this time to pin point where a seizure is exactly coming from.\nIt would be very nice if they new, but they do not. They make a educated guess though....\nDo you have epilepsy? \nI have years of experience as well as having many family members also having this. My youngest is on medication for it. \nI personally think one can control there seizures, however the quality of life would not be like everyone else.\nStress on the body causes a seizure, including medications, exercise. \nFrom past research I have done I read where the medications for seizures were "tripped" over by doctors doing tests in insane asylums. Where patiants were nothing but the doctors personal guinea pigs. I still feel we are doctors guinea pigs! I personally fired one neurologist (for yelling at me and my child. He gave my child the wrong medication then destroyed the paperwork and told the disability people he never saw us. I have prof of all this but could not find a attorney who wanted to go against this doctor) and his partner I could not work with for the one I fired was in the same office. I did file a grievance against this doctor...\nA good neurologist in my opinion is hard to come by. I am in a small community in Oregon though. Washington has GREAT doctors and programs! \nBecause of having seizure disorder we can not take many medications other can. We NEVER no when a seizure is going to happen. The last one I had was about a month ago and was a big surprise to me! AND scary! I feel it was due to pain medication I was given by a doctor who ignored what I told him. \nEpilepsy Foundation has done nothing for us but ask US for money. Money we do not have. Epilepsy is a very expensive thing to treat. EEG's are very old fashioned, someone some day will come up with another way to read electronic impulses, if of course they had not come up with something already which we do not have in our area. Driving 6 hours to a bigger facility is very stressful! \nAnyhoo these are SOME of my thoughts on this subject.....
169899
It's actually a genetic syndrome.  There are certain phyical features associated with it (increased hairiness, short neck and stature are the ones I can think of without looking).  Check out WebMD (www.webmd.com) for more answers, and definitely talk to your doctor.  I know someone who was undiagnosed until she had a seizure.
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How, why, how long, any other abnormalities, any other family members abnormal, what age....???\n\nNo one can possibly comment or reasonably respond to your question when you give no information.  \n\nYou need to spend another 5 points and really give people something to go on if you expect a helpful answer.
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Darn.  I was gonna say something that might be funny in another context.  Sorry, it is not really a funny subject.  It seems that nobody else took the question seriously or read it first. \nNo, not schitzophrenia, but my dad has epilepsy and other problems that make him almost seem like it at times.  Sorry to hear about your situation.  I hope that your doctors come up with a good combination of meds and treatment that will help you cope in a normal way.\nI also want to apologize to anyone else who may have been offended.
199409
Yes leukemia can be hereditary.I just read it.  But you know what is fascinating is the treatment. When they kill all the cancers cells or the immune system. The inject the new stem cell in the blood and this stem cell find there way to the bone marrow by them self. HHHmm o well
372811
Yes MS is genetic, in a sense however there is no proof of a direct inheritance because of genes. the first hyperlink is just general information and the second is more detailed toward your question
250730
I'm 44 years old and have it, my daughter has it, too. My dad is 74 has now found out he also had it all his life. It seems to be hereditary. All the doc's say so. The problem has always been that they said he were just "hyper-active". That terminoligy is out-dated. We now have a way to control it. Honestly, with age, it seems to dissipate slowly, but does not entirely go away. So medication can be reduced as age progresses, BUT DO NOT STOP med's without doctors approval....they really know better. I tried to stop, and found out that they really know better.\n\nAs far as what causes it, looks like it's hereditary.no known cause. At least it's controllable.
664657
Probably not...some heart valve problems are hereditary, but if his was caused by the disease, chances are , in this case, it is not.
741461
There are lots of kinds of seizures someone can have.  A common type is the 'absence' seizure which is just like what it sounds - the person sort of goes blank for a period of time.  The other types are listed in the link.
201340
When i was a child I was on tegratol (sp?) and propraninol (sp?)  There is alot of drugs out there now that help.  Mine was for petite mal siezures.  Technology has come a long way to helping those with epilepsy and families of.  Here are two sites.  they can tell you the latest treatments and what they are doing.  I hope this helps.
658010
Yes sounds like it. My daughter has it and is now on medication. The Medication these days are fantastic. From the sounds of it you will be able to get it under control and when you are old enough you will be able to drive if it is controlled. One useful tip I thought was great, when you have a bath(which it is not uncommon to have a fit with the heat) tie a small string around you big toe and the plug, and if you do have a fit you will kick the plug out. Good luck for the Future   By the way please don't let the first answerer scare you. It is very rare for this to be dangerous.If you take the right precautions talk to the epilepsy foundation they will be able to help you too.
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Definitely go to the doctor.\n\nAlso maybe explore some diet issues. I saw some show where some epileptics went on strict nutritious diets and it helped control their seizures.\n\ngood luck
657642
its a stress related disorder. the disorder is not genetic but the way ur family reacts to stress & anxiety is.\ntry not to worry abt it too much and channelize your frustration into some thing else more constructive.\ni will be difficult but try.
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1 Reasons not known : Due to inherited constitutional tendency to epilepsy.2. Other causes, Increased intracranial prerssure, Infections, Injuries to head ,Cerberovascular disease, Congenital cereberal disorders ,Brain degenratiosn, if sufficient oxygen is not got by the brain,  alcohol, drugs and metabolic disorders.