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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.
Among other factors, the main effects of hypocapnia caused by hyperventilation in relation to the seizures cause are: - increased excitability of nerve cells that lowers seizure threshold. - reduced brain-oxygen level and increased cellular acidity (low pH in cells) - reduced glucose availability for the brain.