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| Excessive discharge of cerebral Neurons |
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chronic disorder characterized by recurrent seizures
-Unprovoked
-Finite |
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-5 - 8 per 1000 individuals
-highest among young children and the elderly
-men:women - 1.5:1 |
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| congenital malformations, infections, tumors, vascular disease, degenerative diseases, CVA or injury |
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Definition
-Hypoglycemia
-Brian contusions
-Ischemic |
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Definition
-chaotic, excessive electrical discharge in the central nervous system (CNS)
-abnormal excitability within the involved circuits (inherited) |
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-Stress
-Poor nutrition
-Missed medication
-Skipping meals
-Flickering lights
-Illness
-Fever and allergies
-Lack of sleep
-Emotions such as anger, worry, or fear
-Heat and humidity |
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-tonic phase: the body becomes rigid and the person is at risk of falling
-clonic phase: begins with rhythmic, jerky contractions especially in the extremities and ends with relaxation of all body muscles |
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-Electroencephalography
-Observers
-History
-Recording
-Metabolic studies |
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tonic: extended
clonic: elbows flexed, internally rotated, supinated |
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| increased mortality, Die due to secondary causes |
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EPILEPSY
-seizure classification |
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Definition
Partial seizures
generalized
tonic-clonic |
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partial seizure
-what are they |
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Definition
-Simple partial seizures
-Complex partial seizures
-Partial seizure evolving to secondarily generalized seizures |
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Generalized seizures
-what are they? |
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Definition
-Absence seizures
-Myoclonic seizures
-Atonic seizures |
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