Seizure Drugs

Question 1

Types of partial seizures?

Answer 1

• Simple

- Complex

Question 2

Simple partial seizures last for how long?

Answer 2

• 20-60 seconds

- no loss of consciousness

Question 3

Complex seizures last for how long?

Answer 3

45-90 seconds

Question 4

These seizures are characterized by impaired consciouness and lack of responsiveness. At oneset, patient becomes motionless with a fixed gaze. Pt performs repetitive, purposeless movements.

Answer 4

Complex Partial Seizures

Question 5

What are the generalized types of seizures?

Answer 5

• absence (petit mal)
• atonic
• febrile
• myoclonic
• status epilepticus
• tonic-clonic

Question 6

Name the seizure: pt has major convulsions, characterized by a period of muscle rigidity followed by synchronous muscle jerks.

Answer 6

tonic-clonic seizure

Question 7

How long does a tonic clonic seizure last?

Answer 7

90 seconds or less

Question 8

Name the seizure: pt experiences brief loss of consciousness with or without mild, symmetrical motor activity (e.g. blinking). Lasts 10-30 seconds.

Answer 8

absence or petit mal

Question 9

Name the seizure: pt experiences a sudden loss of muscle tone.

Answer 9

atonic seizure

Question 10

Age of onset of absence or petit mal seizures?

Answer 10

primarily in children, but usually cease during early teens