cause of seizures in infants
Although seizures have many known causes, for most children, the cause remains unknown. In many of these cases, there is some family history of seizures. The remaining causes include infections such as meningitis, developmental problems such as cerebral palsy, head trauma, and many other less common causes.he most common type of seizure in children is the febrile seizure, which occurs when an infection associated with a high fever develops. Other reasons for seizures are these: 1  Infections. 2  Metabolic disorders. 3  Drugs. 4  Medications.