is epilepsy heredity

[SMERDON]

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER EPILEPSY HEREDITY-- I HAVE HAD EPILEPSY SINCE I WAS THIRTEEN.(55 YEARS). MY SISTER ALSO HAD EPILEPSY


This discussion is related to Is Epilepsy hereditary?.

[crystalslug]

Yes Epilepsy is hereditary.

[Dr Vinod]

Yes Epilepsy is familial. Try to trace the history of your parents and their parents. The risk of developing epilepsy at an older age is moderately increased in the familial form of this disorder.