SEIZURES Flashcards
myoclonic seizure
shock like contraction of muscles
isolated jerking
tonic seizure
in children
rigididy as a result of increased tone in extensor muscles
clonic seizure
babies and young children
rapid and repetitive movement
atonic seizure
sudden loss of muscle tone
patients fall if standing
tonic clonic
tonic phase - rigidity followed by clonic rapid motion
seizure definition
paroxysmal disorder of CNS by abnormal cerebral discharges with or without loss of consciousness
convulsion
attack manifested by involuntary muscle movements
epilepsy
repeated seizures due to damage, irritation, chemical imbalance in brain
- sudden electrical discharge
what kind of firing is in seizures
disordered, synchronus, rhythmic
synchronized hyperexcitability
seizure classifications
focal onset
generalized onset
unknown onset
focal onset location
comes from one place in the brain
being in temporal lobe
generalized onset location
all over the brain
focal seizures usually due to
lesion, head trauma, infection
generalized seizures description
loss of consciousness, both brain hemispheres, idiopathic, usually genetic
how do primary generalized seizures propagate
diffuse via interconnections between thalamus and cortex
difference in EEG for focal vs. generalized seizure
focal has different waves
generalized all has the same
aware focal seizures
no loss of consciousness
auras can occur
limited jerking of single part of body
impaired awareness focal seizures
most common
clouding of consciousness
repetitive motor behaviors
POSITICTAL STATE
aura common
generalized absence seizure typical
no convulsions, aura, postictal period, brief loss of consciousness
staring or eye flickering
generalized absence seizure atypical
slower onset than typical
do generalized tonic clonic have aura
no
do focal to bilateral have aura
brief aura
status epileptics definition and goal
seizure lasting > 30 mins
want to bring seizures within 60 minutes
does one seizure make an epilepsy
no
when should we stop drug therapy in seizures
gradually stopped who havent had seizures in 2-5 years
depolarization involves what
activation AMPA and NMDA by glutamate and Ca channels
influx of Ca
hyperpolarization involves what
activation GABA receptors and K+ channels
influx Cl and efflux K+
can we stop epilepsy drugs suddenly
no, higher risk for status epilepticus