24. Epilepsy Flashcards
type of epilepsy w 3 Hz spike and wave?
tx?
Childhood absence epilepsy
ethosuximide
EEG characteristics of infantile spasm (west syndrome)?
hypsarrthymia
seizure type with brief rapid muscle jerks?
myoclonic
imaging to diagnose Epilepsy?
MRI
seizure type w loss of muscle tone?
aclonic
type of epilepsy w clasp knife like arm rxn?
EEG appearance?
tx?
Infantile spasms
EEG= hypsarrthymia (chaos)
refractory to drugs so tx with ACTH
most common epilepsy syndrome in adults often w complex partial seizures and aura?
temporal lobe epilepsy
type of epilepsy w seizures varying depending on time of day in children bw 4 and 13?
Associated problems?
tx?
Benign focal epilepsy of childhood
Children are normal other than seizures
carbamazapine
hw are partial seizures distinct from generalized? 2 type of partial?
partial - focal
simple - no loss of consciousness or spreading
complex - loss of consciousness + spreading
generalized - whole brain
type of epilepsy characterized by myoclonic jerks in morning?
tx?
drug to not use?
Juvenille myoclonic epilepsy
tx Valproate
dont useCarbamazapine
3 year old pt presents w mental retardation and uncontrolled seizures, diagnosis?
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
3 characteristics of lennox-gastaut syndrome?
Mental retardation
varying seizure type
onset <4 y/o
EEG characteristics of childhood absence epilepsy? tx?
3Hz Spike and Wave.
Ethosuximide
type of seizure with bizarre motor symptoms (dancing, walking)?
associated condition?
frontal lobe epilepsy
status epilepticus
most common sign of neurologic dysfunction in newborns?
neonatal seizures
