Genetic epilepsies (formerly called idiopathic or primary epilepsies) occur in an otherwise normal person and are due to a genetic predisposition to seizures. the site of seizure origin in the brain (generalised or focal seizures), or.Epilepsy can be thought of in terms of either: There are many different types of epilepsy, especially in infancy, childhood and adolescence. About 1 in 200 children (0.5%) have epilepsy, a neurological condition where children have a predisposition to recurrent, unprovoked seizures. 1 in 20 children (5%) will have a seizure of some form during childhood. Many people in the community have seizures.
