Epilepsy

Question 1

epilepsy

Answer 1

recurrent unprovoked seizures

Question 2

ictal period

Answer 2

pattern during seizure

Question 3

Pre-ictal

Answer 3

pattern before seizure

Question 4

post-ictal

Answer 4

pattern right after seizure

Question 5

interictal

Answer 5

in between seizures

Question 6

sub-clinical seizure is seen…

Answer 6

on interictal period

Question 7

anticonvulsant drugs

Answer 7

are anti-seizure, not anti-epilepsy

Question 8

Seizure vs. convulsion

Answer 8

Seizure is referring to brain activity; convulsion is what’s happening in the body, consequently

Question 9

Epileptic Aura

Answer 9

variety of forms! signs before a seizure

Question 10

focused seizure

Answer 10

happens in only one brain area

Question 11

generalized seizure

Answer 11

happens in the entire brain

Question 12

secondary generalized seizure

Answer 12

when a focused seizure spreads to the entire brain

Question 13

simple partial seizure

Answer 13

focal; no loss of consciousness

Question 14

Complex Partial seizure

Answer 14

focal; patient engage in automatism; alteration of consciousness is common

Question 15

Absence seizure

Answer 15

generalized; No significant convulsion. loss of consciousness, cessation of ongoing behaviour, vacant look

Question 16

Tonic-clonic seizure

Answer 16

generalized; Loss of consciousness, loss of equilibrium, violent tonic-clonic convulsion. Tongue-biting, urination, and cyanosis are also common.

Question 17

Four categories of anticonvulsant side effects

Answer 17

1. motor-cognitive speed
2. memory impairments
3. mood changes
4. psychosis