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Will my children have epilepsy?
Mon, 08/27/2018 - 20:29Hi everyone.
I have some concerns and questions which I would really like some answers to, if anyone can help.
I have been with my boyfriend for two years now and we are getting to the stage of talking about having children but we are both concerned about what the chances of our child having epilepsy.
So my boyfriend has primary generalized epilspsy. He has had seizures from when he was a little boy. His mother had petit mal but grew out of it and no longer has seizures. Currently my other half takes 100g of lamotrigine twice a day. One in the morning and one in the evening. This controls his seizures and hasn’t had once since taking the medication.
I have no existing medical conditions and have no history of any genetic conditions which could affect my child. But my other half having epilepsy, what are the chances of our child develping it?
Some types of epilepsy have a
Submitted by jakedduck on Thu, 2019-09-26 - 14:34
- Some types of epilepsy have a higher risk of being inherited than others
- Some children are born with changes to specific genes that cause them to develop epilepsy
- Some people inherit a low seizure threshold
- The risk that a child will inherit epilepsy depends on the type of epilepsy that is in the family. It also depends on which family members have epilepsy, and how old they were when it developed.
You might want to consult a geneticist. Jake- Some types of epilepsy have a higher risk of being inherited than others
- Some children are born with changes to specific genes that cause them to develop epilepsy
- Some people inherit a low seizure threshold
- The risk that a child will inherit epilepsy depends on the type of epilepsy that is in the family. It also depends on which family members have epilepsy, and how old they were when it developed.
You might want to consult a geneticist. Jake