 [ Symptoms ] how can epilepsy be prevented [ Disease ] since the cause of epilepsy is often not clear it generally is not possible to prevent it head injury a common cause of epilepsy may be preventable always wear your seat belt in the car and a helmet when riding a bike or motorcycle skiing skating or horseback riding webmd medical reference from healthwise this information is not intended to replace the advice of a doctor healthwise disclaims any liability for the decisions you make based on this information © 1995 2011 healthwise incorporated healthwise healthwise for every health decision and the healthwise logo are trademarks of healthwise incorporated