epilepsy and blackouts

Question 1

sizure types?

Answer 1

Generalised
Absence (“petit mal”)
Myoclonic
Generalised tonic-clonic (“grand mal”)
Focal (partial)
Simple partial
Complex partial
Secondary generalised

Question 2

causes of epilepsy?

Answer 2

hippocampal sclerosis

benign tumour

cavernoma

cortical dysplasia

Question 3

antiepileptic medication?

Answer 3

Old
phenobarbitone
phenytoin
Conventional
carbamazepine
valproate
New
lamotrigine
levetiracetam
topiramate

Question 4

vigabatrin gives you?

Answer 4

visual field loss

inferior middle lateral

Question 5

Effects of sodium valproate on babies?

Answer 5

epicanthel folds

short nose

anteverted nostrils

long philtrum

small mouth

Question 6

driving and epilepsy?

Answer 6

Group 1
1 year seizure free
(6 months after single seizure)
3+ years of sleep-related seizures only

Group 2
10 years seizure free and off medication

Question 7

mortality?

Answer 7

sudden unexplained death in epilepsy

Question 8

stauts epilpticus?

Answer 8

continuous seizures for 30 minutes +
medical emergency

intravenous lorazepam
intravenous phenytoin infusion
ventilation

Remember pseudo status epilepticus

Question 9

causes of clackouts?

Answer 9

seiure-fit

syncope - faint

psychogenic - feint

Epileptology a truly general medical discipline. Not only are there many types of epilepsy, but there are also many conditions that may mimic epilepsy.