Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases, and symptomatic epilepsy patients are the main group of epilepsy patients, and their etiologies mainly include structural, infectious, metabolic and autoimmune, and the seizures caused by each etiology may have different degrees of impact on the quality of life of patients. The purpose of this article is to review the research on the quality of life of patients with symptomatic epilepsy caused by structural and infectious etiologies, including cerebrovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, brain tumors, traumatic brain injuries and neurocysticercosis, in order to help clinicians understand the quality of life of patients with symptomatic epilepsy and benefit patients in clinical practice.
