Epilepsy

Question 1

What are the four types of seizure?

Answer 1

focal onset
generalised onset
unknown onset
unclassified

Question 2

What are the subtypes of focal onset seizures?

Answer 2

aware/impaired awarness

motor/non motor onset

Question 3

What are the subtypes of generalised onset seizure?

Answer 3

motor
non motor (absence)

Question 4

What is epilepsy?

Answer 4

a disorder of the brain characterised by an enduring predisposition to generate epileptic seizures

Question 5

What are some MRI detectable lesions found in epilepsy?

Answer 5

mesial temporal sclerosis

focal cortical dysplasia

Question 6

What is the efficacy of vagal nerve stimulation?

Answer 6

most patients will have decrease in seizure frequency but less than 5% of patients will be seizure free

Question 7

Where does deep brain stimulation target in epilepsy?

Answer 7

anterior nucleus of thalamus

Question 8

What is the most effective way to control seizures in drug resistant focal epilepsy?

Answer 8

epilepsy surgery