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.
What causes seizures? A variety of conditions and substances can trigger seizures. Common causes include congenital abnormalities of the brain, illicit drug use, fever, brain tumors and metabolic imbalances, such as high levels of glucose or sodium. Epilepsy is a condition in which a person experiences repeated seizures, due to an overall electrical disturbance in the brain.