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Epilepsy: Continuum (Adult Focal Epilepsy) Flashcards

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3 anatomical areas of focal epilepsy in order of commonality

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Temporal>frontal>parietal>occipital

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Two types of temporal lobe epilepsy

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Mesial and lateral (neocortical)

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3
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Risk factor for hippocampal sclerosis (atrophy/gliosis)

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prolonged FS

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4
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Auras for mesial temporal (4)

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psychic sensations (dv/jv), gastric rising sensation, fear, olfactory

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Common ictal semiology for mesial temporal

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ipsilateral hand automatisms

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Lateral Temporal Lobe Epilepsy - three areas.

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basal, lateral/perisylvian, and temporooccipital junction

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Auditory auras and aphasic seizures indicate…

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lateral temporal lobe epilepsy

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Gene associated with genetic lateral temporal lobe epilepsy

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LGI1 (leucine rich glioma inactivated 1)

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Duration of Frontal Lobe seizures and pot-ictal state comparatively.

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Shorter than temporal

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6 anatomical areas of frontal seizures

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primary motor, supplementary motor, dorsolateral, frontopolar and opercular regions

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Unique Ictal Behavior for Perirolandic (1)

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focal motor with/without jacksonian march

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Unique Ictal behavior for supplementary sonsorimotor

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asymmetric tonic (fencin posture

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Unique Ictal behavior for Dorsolateral

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tonic or clonic

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Unique Ictal behavior for orbitofrontal

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complex motor automatism, olfactory

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Unique Ictal behavior for anterior frontopolar

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forced thinking,absence like

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Unique Ictal behavior for opercular

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Mouth/Face

17
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Unique Ictal behavior for cingulate

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emotional

18
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Which anatomical area is associated with rapid spread ?

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Frontal

19
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Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy: semiology and receptor involved

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motor seizures at night (often misdiagnosed as parasomnias). Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.

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