Table 3.

Different etiologies of acute symptomatic seizures

Cerebrovascular disease

Traumatic brain injury

Neoplasm

Central nervous system infection

Drugs antibiotics, endocrine drugs, local anesthetics/anti-arrhythmia agents, psychotropic drugs, stimulant drugs, anesthetics, excessive

anticonvulsants

Illicit drugs cocaine, crack, normeperidine, meperidine, methaqualone

Prescription drugs withdrawal barbiturates, benzodiazepines

Internal medicine diseases fever, hypoglycemia, electrolyte imbalance, water intoxication, pneumonia with or without respiratory failure, severe myxedema, liver failure, renal failure

Lifestyle-associated factors alcohol and alcohol withdrawal