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partial (focal) seizures - often preceded by / types

A

seizure aura

  1. simple partial
  2. complex partial
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simple vs complex seizure according consciousness

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simple - intact

complex - impaired

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Generilized seizures - types and characteristics

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  1. absence (petit mal) - 3 hz, no postictal confusion,
    blank stare
  2. myoclonic - quick, repetitive jerks
  3. tonic clonic (grand mal) - alternating stiffening and movement
  4. tonic - stiffening
  5. atonic - drop seizures (falls to floor), commonly mistaken for fainting
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4
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epilepsy with fever?

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FEBRILE SEIZURES ARE NOT EPILEPSY

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5
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ethosuximide - side effects

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  1. GI 2. fatigue 3. headache 4. urticaria

5. Stevens-Johnson

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epilepsy - benzodiazepines - drugs and clinical use

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  • lorazepam / diazepam
    1. 1st line for acute status epilepticus
    2. also for eclampsia seizure
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phenytoin - mechanism

Fosphenytoin?

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Na+ channel inactivation
ZERO kinetic order
- phenytoin for parental use

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phenytoin - clinical use

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  1. simple seizure
  2. complex seizure
  3. tonic clonic seizure (1st line)
  4. status epilepticus (1st line for prophylaxis)
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Phenytoin - side effects

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A. Neurologic 1. nystagmus 2. diplopia 3. ataxia 4. sedation 5. peripheral neuropathy
B. Dermatologic 1. gingival hyperplasia 2. hirsutism
3. Stevens-Johnson syndrome 4. DRESS syndrome
C. Musculosceletal: 1. SLE like syndrome 2. osteopenia
D. Hematologic: Megalobl anemia
E. Reproductive: teratogenesis (fetal hydantoin syndrome)
F. Other: c P-450 induction

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carbamazepine - clinical use

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  1. simple seizure (1st line)
  2. complex seizure (1st line)
  3. tonic clonic
  4. 1st line for trigeminal neuralgia
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Carbamazepine - side effects

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  1. diplopia 2. ataxia 3. blood dyscrasias (agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia) 4. liver toxicity
  2. teratogenesis 6. induction of P-450 7. SIADH
  3. Stevens-Johnson syndrome
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Valproic acid - mechanism of action

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  1. Na+ channel inactivation

2. increase GABA concentration by inhibiting GABA transaminase

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Valproic acid - side effects

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  1. GI 2. distress 3. rare but fatal hepatotoxicity (messure LFTs) 4. teratogenesis (neural tube defects) 5. tremor 6. weight gain 7. pancreatitis
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Valproic acid - clinical use

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  1. simple
  2. complex
  3. tonic-clonic (1st line)
  4. absence
  5. myoclonic
  6. bipolar disorder
  7. migraine prophylaxis
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gabapentin - mechanism

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  1. primarily inhibits high voltage activated Ca2+ channels

2. designed as GABA analogs

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gabapentin - clinical use

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  1. simple seizures
  2. complex
  3. peripheral neuropathy
  4. postherpetic neuralgia
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Gabapentin - side effects

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sedation

ataxia

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phenobarbital - clinical use

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  1. simple
  2. complex
  3. tonic clonic
  4. 1st line in neonates
19
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topiramate - mechanism

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  1. blocks Na+ channels

2. increase GABA action

20
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topiramate - clinical use

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  1. simple
  2. complex
  3. tonic - clonic
  4. migraine prevention
  5. idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri)
21
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topiramate - side effects

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  1. sedation
  2. mental dulling
  3. kidney stones
  4. weight loss
22
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lamotrigine - mechanism / SE

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blocks voltage gated Na+ channels

- Steven Johnson Syndrome (must be titrated slowly)

23
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lamotigine - clinical use

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  1. simple seizure
  2. complex
  3. tonic-clonic
  4. absence
24
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levetiracetam - mechanism of action

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unknown. may modulate GABA and glutamine release

25
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levetiracetam - clinical use

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  1. simple seizure
  2. complex
  3. tonic-clonic
26
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tiagabin - mechanism of action / clinical use

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increases GABA by inhibiting reuptake

- partial

27
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vigabatrin - mechanism of action / clinical use

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increase GABA by IRREVERSIBLY inhibiting GABA tranasmaminase
- partial

28
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epilepsy drug that induce P-450

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  1. phenytoin
  2. Carbamazepine
  3. phenobarbital
29
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trigeminal neuralgia - 1st line treatment

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carbamazepine

30
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eplepsy drugs with nystagmus

31
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eplepsy drugs with diplopia

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phenytoin and carbamazepine

32
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eplepsy drugs with Steven Johnson syndrome

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  1. phenytoin
  2. carbamazepine
  3. Lamotrigine
  4. ethosuximide
33
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1st line treatment for tonoclonic seizures

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  1. Phenytoin

2. Valproic acid

34
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eplepsy drugs - status epilepticus 1st line

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acute - benzodiazepines

prophylaxis - phenytoin

35
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initial diagnostic workup of a 1st time seizure in an adult should include

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  1. basic blood tests (electrolytes, glucose, Ca2+, Mg2+, CBC renal + liver),
  2. toxicology screen
    if unprovoked –> further evaluation with neuroimaging and EEG
36
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CT after a seizure - contrast or not

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