COMMON
CAUSES OF SEIZURE BY AGE GROUP |
Age 0-4 years
• idiopathic / developmental causes (45%)
• infection (25%)
• trauma (15%)
• cerebrovascular disease (8%)
|
Age 5-14 years
• idiopathic / developmental causes (34%)
• infection (29%)
• trauma (22%)
• brain tumor (7%)
• cerebrovascular disease (7%)
|
Age 15-24 years
• trauma (44%)
• idiopathic / developmental causes (17%)
• infection (17%)
• brain tumor (10%)
• cerebrovascular disease (7%)
|
Age 25-44 years
• brain tumor (25%)
• trauma (23%)
• cerebrovascular disease (15%)
• idiopathic / developmental causes (13%)
• infection (13%)
• degenerative disease (13%)
|
Age 45-64 years
• cerebrovascular disease (52%)
• brain tumor (26%)
• trauma (10%)
• idiopathic / degenerative disease (7%)
• developmental causes (2%)
|
Age 65+ years
• cerebrovascular disease (78%)
• degenerative disease (12%)
• brain tumor (5%)
• trauma (2%)
|
Graph
of Seizure Etiology by Age |