Seizures Flashcards
1
Q
Tonic clonic seizure 1st line treatment
A
Kids/adults: Sodium Valproate
Child bearing age woman: Leveltiracetam
2
Q
Tonic clonic seizures 2nd line management
A
- Phenytoin
- Lamotrigine
3
Q
Absence seizure 1st line management
A
- Ethosuximide
- Valproate
4
Q
Absence seizure 2nd line management
A
- Clonazepam
-Lamotrigine
5
Q
Juvenile Myoclonic 1st line therapy
A
- Sodium Valproate
6
Q
Juvenile Myoclonic 2nd line therapy
A
- Clonazepam
- Lamotrigine
7
Q
Focal Partial 1st line therapy
A
Carbamazepine
8
Q
Focal Partial 2nd line therapy
A
- Phenytoin
- Valproate
- Phenobarbitone
- lamotrigine
9
Q
Infantile spasm – West Syndrome 1st line therapy
A
- prednisolone
- Tetracosactin
10
Q
Infantile spasm 2nd line therapy
A
- Clonazepam
- Vigabatrin
11
Q
What is West Syndrome
A
Infantile spasm
