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Seizures Flashcards

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Rx tonic-clonic seizures

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  • males: sodium valproate
  • females: lamotrigine or levetiracetam
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Rx Focal seizures

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first line: lamotrigine or levetiracetam
second line: carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine or zonisamide

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Rx Absence seizures (Petit mal)

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first line: ethosuximide
second line:
male: sodium valproate
female: lamotrigine or levetiracetam
carbamazepine may exacerbate absence seizures

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Rx Myoclonic seizures

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males: sodium valproate
females: levetiracetam

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Rx Tonic or atonic seizures

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males: sodium valproate
females: lamotrigine

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For what type of Siezure is lamotrigine not first line for females?

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Myoclonic seizures

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Sx temporal lobe seizures

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Aura - deja vu
Hallucination
Automatism- lip smacking

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Sx of frontal lobe seizures

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Head/ leg mvmts
Posturing
Jacksonian march

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Sx parietal
Lobe seizures?

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Paraesthesia

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Occipital lobe seizures

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Flasher/ floater

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RX juvenile epilepsy

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Keppra

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