Disorders causing seizures
36 entries in the Disorders Causing Seizures compendium.
Alcohol withdrawal syndromeA potentially fatal set of symptoms from reducing alcohol use.ArgininemiaAutosomal recessive urea cycle disorder from arginase deficiency.Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndromeWithdrawal syndrome from benzodiazepine dependence after dose reduction or cessation.Brain abscessAn abscess within brain tissue from infection or trauma.Brain tumorA mass of uncontrolled cell growth within the brain.Canavan diseaseRare fatal leukodystrophy causing progressive nerve damage in infancy.Cerebral palsyA group of permanent movement disorders appearing in early childhood.Childhood dementiaRare genetic disorders causing progressive brain decline before age 18.Congenital syphilisUntreated maternal syphilis can infect the baby during pregnancy or birth.Conversion disorderFormer psychiatric diagnosis of stress-linked neurological symptoms, now replaced by FNSD and DNSD.Degos diseaseRare disease causing papules and internal organ damage.Dravet syndromeA catastrophic epilepsy with prolonged seizures triggered by fever.EAST syndromeA genetic syndrome of epilepsy, ataxia, deafness, and kidney salt wasting.EclampsiaSeizure disorder of pregnancy linked to pre-eclampsia.EncephaloceleA neural tube defect causing brain protrusions through skull openings.Fibrillary astrocytomaSlow-growing brain tumor with diffuse, infiltrative borders.Fumarase deficiencyRare Krebs cycle disorder with a founder-effect cluster.Fungal meningitisMeningitis caused by fungal infection, often in immunocompromised individuals.Germinal matrix hemorrhageBleeding in the developing brain of preterm infants.Glutathione synthetase deficiencyRare autosomal recessive disorder impairing glutathione production.Hippocampal sclerosisNeuropathological condition with hippocampal cell loss and gliosis.HomocystinuriaInherited disorder causing homocysteine buildup and multi-system damage.Huntington's diseaseFatal inherited neurodegenerative disorder with motor, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms.HydrocephalusA condition of cerebrospinal fluid buildup causing skull pressure.HyperglycemiaA condition of abnormally high blood glucose levels.HyperprolinemiaA metabolic disorder from proline breakdown failure.HypoglycemiaA fall in blood sugar to below normal levels.Lennox–Gastaut syndromeA severe childhood-onset epilepsy syndrome named after two neurologists.MECP2 duplication syndromeRare X-linked disorder from MECP2 overexpression causing severe disability.MicrocephalyA neurological condition marked by a smaller-than-normal head.Musicogenic epilepsyReflex epilepsy triggered by music, first described in the 19th century.NeurosyphilisCNS infection by syphilis bacterium, treatable with penicillin.PhenylketonuriaInherited metabolic disorder treatable with a strict low-phenylalanine diet.Pilocytic astrocytomaSlow-growing, benign brain tumor most common in children.Pitt–Hopkins syndromeRare genetic disorder with developmental delay and distinctive facial features.Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytomaBrain tumor in children, often curable with complete surgical removal.
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