What are the causes of abnormal EEG in children?

Children with EEG abnormalities may be caused by physiological factors, epilepsy, mental disorders and other reasons.

1. Physiological factors: infants due to brain tissue has not yet developed perfect, EEG examination can appear rhythm changes, showing abnormal results.

2. Epilepsy: if children due to genetic factors, brain development abnormalities, seizures, etc., easy to lead to abnormal EEG examination results.

3. Mental disorders: if children due to neurobiochemical factors, nervous system development abnormalities and other reasons for mental disorders, may appear abnormal results in EEG examination.