The spur and, in some cases, a small section ofnormal olecranon, were removed using an osteotome,rongeur, or combination of the two (Figs. 6-8). 2,14,21 Allauthors were careful to preserve the remainder of thenormal distal triceps insertion.
Causes of Epilepsy. There are around 180,000 new cases of epilepsy each year. About 30% occur in children. Children and elderly adults are the ones most often affected. There is a clear cause for epilepsy in only a minority of the cases. Typically, the known causes of seizure involve some injury to the brain. Some of the main causes of epilepsy include: 1  Low oxygen during birth.
New cases of epilepsy are most common among children and individual over 50. After age 60, the rate starts to increase, as people develop strokes, brain tumors, or Alzheimer's disease (all of these disorders can cause epilepsy). Facts about epilepsy: 1  1 out of 10 people will experience a seizure within their lifetimes. 2  It is likely that around 50 million people in the world have epilepsy at any given time. 3  Children and adolescents are more likely to have epilepsy of unknown or genetic origin than adults.