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Seizures Flashcards

Exam 3

1
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Causes of seizures (6)

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  • Infection
  • Neoplasm
  • Head injury
  • Heredity
  • Toxic effects
  • Metabolic disorder
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Principle MOA of anti-seizure meds involve ________ and _______

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voltage-operated ion channels and excitatory synaptic function

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What are the 3 main MOA of AEDs?

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  1. Modification of ion conductance - Na+, K+, Ca++
  2. Enhancing inhibition - GABA
  3. Inhibiting excitation - Glutamate
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4
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What are the 3 types of focal onset seizures?

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  1. Focal aware - simple partial
  2. Focal impaired awareness - complex partial
  3. Focal to bilateral tonic-clonic - partial seizure secondarily generalized
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What are the 5 types of generalized onset seizures?

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  1. Generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal)
  2. Generalized absence (petite mal)
  3. Myoclonic
  4. Atonic/clonic (drop attack)
  5. Infantile spasms (West’s syndrome)
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6
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What are automatisms seen in complex focal seizures?

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  • Lip smacking
  • Swallowing
  • Fumbling
  • Scratching
  • Walking about
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7
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Focal seizures secondarily generalized look like _______ seizures

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tonic clonic

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8
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Differentiate between focal and generalized seizures

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Focal - begin in specific area of brain
Generalized - begin over entire surface of brain

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9
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Generalized tonic-clonic automatisms

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  • starts with aura
  • Person falls to ground
  • Entire body stiffens
  • Muscles jerk or spasm
  • Tongue or cheek may be bitten
  • Urinary incontinence
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10
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Seizures where muscles suddenly contract and stiffen

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tonic

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11
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Seizures where there is a sudden loss of muscle tone

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atonic

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12
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Seizures that make the body jerk like it is being shocked

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Clonic and myoclonic seizure

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13
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What age do infantile spasms begin?

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Usually begins before age of 6 months

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14
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Phenytoin MOA

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all - mainly Na+, gaba, and glutamate receptors

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15
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What is the more soluble prodrug of phenytoin that can be administered IV?

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Fosphenytoin

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16
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What type of seizures is phenytoin used to treat?

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Partial and tonic-clonic seizures

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17
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Which drugs compete with phenytoin for albumin binding sites?

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Carbamazepine, sulfonamides, valporic acid

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18
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Which drug can displace phenytoin from albumin binding sites?

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valporic acid

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19
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Differentiate between therapeutic, free, toxic, and lethal levels of phenytoin

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  • Therapeutic: 10-20 mcg/ml
  • Free phenytoin: 1-2.5 mcg/ml
  • Toxic: 30-50 mcg/ml
  • Lethal: >100 mcg/ml
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20
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What is the T1/2 of phenytoin?

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12-36 hours

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21
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What are the toxic effects of phenytoin?

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  • Nystagmus
  • Loss of extraocular pursuit of movement
  • Diplopia
  • Ataxia
  • Sedation
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22
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What are the toxic effects of phenytoin with chronic use?

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  • Gingival hyperplasia
  • Hirsuitism
  • Coarsening of facial features
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23
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Carbamazepine (Tegretol) MOA

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Blocks Na+ channels

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24
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What kind of antidepressant is carbamazepine?

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TCA

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25
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What is the clinical use for carbamazepine?

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  • Drug of choice for focal seizure
  • Can be used with phenytoin
  • Effective in trigeminal neuralgia
  • Also useful for bipolar disorder
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26
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What is the drug of choice for a focal seizue?

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Carbamazepine (Tegretol)

27
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When does Carbamazepine (Tegretol) peak?

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6-8 hours

28
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Carbamazepine (Tegretol) is ___% bound to plasma proteins

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70%

29
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What is the T1/2 of Carbamazepine (Tegretol)?

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T1/2 after one dose = 36 hours

T1/2 during continuous therapy = 20 hours

30
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______ is an autoinducer of hepatic enzymes (P450) used to treat seizures

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Carbamazepine (Tegretol)

31
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What are the drug interactions for Carbamazepine (Tegretol)?

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  • Phenytoin
  • Phenobarbital
  • Ethosuxemide
  • Valproic acid
  • Clonazepam
32
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What are the clinical uses for Lacosamide (Vimpat)?

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focal seizures

33
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What is the MOA of Lacosamide (Vimpat)?

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Blocks sodium channels

34
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What are the toxic effects of Lacosamide (Vimpat)?

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  • Dizziness, nausea, HA, diplopia
  • Minimal drug interactions
35
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The oldest and safest AED available is _____

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phenobarbital

36
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What is the MOA of Phenobarbital?

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Unknown - Enhances inhibitory transmission (+ GABA), decreases excitatory transmission, may suppress abnormal neurons

37
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What is the AED drug of choice for infants?

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Phenobarbital

38
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What are the clinical uses of Phenobarbital?

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  • Focal seizures
  • Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
  • Tried in virtually every seizure type
39
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What seizure types can be made worse by phenobarbital?

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Generalized seizures: absence, atonic attacks, or infantile spasms

40
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What is the #1 toxic effect of phenobarbital?

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SEDATION

41
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What are symptoms of overdose of phenobarbital?

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  • unsteady gait
  • slurred speech
  • confusion
  • respiratory depression
  • coma
42
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What type of seizures is Lacosamide used as an adjunct?

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Focal seizure

43
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What is the MOA of Lamotrigine? What kind of seizures can it treat?

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MOA –ion channel; partial & absence

44
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How can GABA analogs be used to treat seizures? What is an example?

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adjunct, partial, neuralgia
(Vigabatrin)

45
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What are the main 4 drugs used to treat focal and generalized tonic-clonic seizures?

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Phenytoin
Carbamazepine
Lacosamide
Phenobarbital

46
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How are infantile spasms treated?

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palliative, steroids, Vigabatrin (GABA analog)

47
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What are the 2 main drugs used to treat generalized seizures (not tonic-clonic)?

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Ethosuzimide and Valproic acid

48
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What is the drug of choice for absence seizures?

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Ethosuximide

49
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What is the MOA of Ethosuximide?

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Calcium channel inhibition

50
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What are the toxic effects of Ethosuximide?

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Gastric distress (pain, N/V) and lethargy

51
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What is the MOA of valproic acid?

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Unknown, hypotheses: All
- Blocks sustained high frequency firing
- Effects on Na+ currents
- Increase GABA
- Increase membrane K+ conductance (high levels)

52
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What is known as the “Broad spectrum AED”?

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Valproic acid

53
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What are the clinical uses of valproic acid?

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  • Absence seizures
  • Some types of myoclonic seizures
  • Generalized tonic-clonic
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Migraine prophylaxis
54
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What are the Valproic acid toxic effects?

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  • GI
  • N/V
  • Pain
  • Heartburn
55
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What is the MOA of benzodiazepines?

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Increased GABA – depresses all levels of the CNA

56
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Diazepam (Valium) pharmacokinetics

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Long T1/2 (20-100 H), short duration (30 min.)

57
Q

What is the clinical use of benzodiazepines in seizure treatment?

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Status epilepticus and absence

58
Q

What are the 4 options for seizure treatment?

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– Antiepileptic drugs
– Surgery
– Vagus nerve stimulation
– Ketogenic diet (children)

59
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What is the most common form of status epilepticus seizures?

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generalized tonic-clonic

60
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What is the treatment for status epilepticus?

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Sedation – IV (diazepam, fosphenytoin, phenobarb)

61
Q

What are the drugs to avoid perioperatively that can stimulate seizure activity?

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Methohexital, sevoflurane, meperidine (Demerol)

62
Q

The only narcotic that stimulates seizure activity is ______

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meperidine (Demerol)

63
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What are the effects of phenytoin use on NMB?

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Chronic phenytoin therapy makes patient resistant to neuromuscular blocking agents
Phenytoin can enhance NMB (acute)

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