epilepsy metabolic epilepsy 2018-06-23T18:55:00Z https://www.epilepsydiagnosis.org/aetiology/metabolic-groupoverview.html MEDGEN:1843497 MONDO:0100033 UMLS:C4524099 Metabolic epilepsies are conceptualized as having a distinct metabolic abnormality that has been demonstrated to be associated with a substantially increased risk of developing epilepsy in appropriately designed studies. Metabolic disorders have genetic origin; however, the metabolic abnormalities are a separate disorder interposed between the genetic defect and the epilepsy.