Seizure

Question 1

which drugs have NTI?

Answer 1

AEDs: phenytoin, crbamazepine,
Others: warfarin,
theophylline, digoxicin

Question 2

What does phenytoin do to theophylline?

Answer 2

increases clearance and levels of both drugs.

Question 3

Name the seizure described: blank staring 3-50 seconds accompanied by impaired LOC. common 3-15 yo.

Answer 3

Absence, petite mal

Question 4

Awake state or momentary LOC with abnormal motor behavior.

Answer 4

Myoclonic

Question 5

Rigid extension of arms and legs following by jerk movements with LOC

Answer 5

Tonic-clonic

Question 6

Awake state with abnormal motor, sensory or autnomic or psychic behavior. localized or generalized . onset any age. new onset could be tumor, etoh, head injury.

Answer 6

Simple partial or focal seizure

Question 7

Aura with unusual sense of s,ell or taste, visual or auditory hallucinations, sotmach upset. vague stare or facial movement, muscle contraction. NO LOC - partial but can progress to LOC

Answer 7

complex partial