VEGFA and epilepsy: In exploring the causal relationship between cytokines and epilepsy, we found that Interleukin-1-receptor antagonist (OR: 1.03, 95% CI: 1.01–1.04, p < 0.001) and Vascular endothelial growth factor (OR: 1.18, 95% CI: 1.03–1.35, p = 0.02) have a protective effect on epilepsy.