Anti-: Prefix generally meaning against, opposite or opposing, and contrary.. In medicine, anti-often connotes counteracting or effective against as in antibacterial, anti-infective, and antiviral. Sometimes medical terms containing anti-take on new meanings as has occurred with antibiotic and antibody.
1 Epilepsy is also associated with a variety of developmental and metabolic disorders. 2  Other causes include head injury, prenatal injury, and poisoning.  Triggers for seizures include lack of sleep, alcohol consumption, stress, or hormonal changes associated with the menstrual cycle.
These are called idiopathic seizures. Some of the possible causes of partial seizures are: 1  epilepsy. 2  liver or kidney failure. 3  very high blood pressure. 4  use of illegal drugs. 5  brain infections, such as meningitis. 6  brain and head injuries. 7  congenital brain defects (those that occur before birth). 8  stroke.