24.2 Childhood Epilepsy Flashcards
1
Q
epilepsy
A
recurrent unprovoked seizures
2
Q
when is epilepsy resolved?
A
seizure free for 10 years and off meds for 5 years
3
Q
risk of early death is how much more in epilepsy?
A
2-3x
4
Q
2 classifications of epilepsy?
A
genetic v symptomatic
focal v generalised
5
Q
what is benign rolandic epilepsy?
A
get oral facial sensory symptoms and tonic clonic face activity
-most common
6
Q
childhood absence epilepsy remission rate?
A
high
7
Q
difference between parasomnia and frontal lobe epilepsy?
A
parasomnia only happens once, about an hour after sleep, not multiple time a night
8
Q
reason for failure of drug?
A
side effects
toxicity
9
Q
if fail first/second drug, your chances of success drop from?
A
50% to 10%
10
Q
when do you consider medication withdrawlal in seizures?
A
if no seizures for 2 years
