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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