Sos- Seizures Flashcards
stage of seizure that is a warning; aura; dog-alerting
prodrome
time of first symptom to end of seizure
Ictal
recovery phase from a seizure (can last minutes to hours)
Postictal
acute onset of uncontrolled neuronal activity within the CNS (lasts 30 sec to minutes usually)
seizure
Symptoms can include changes in:
Movements- Uncontrolled jerking movements of the extremities
Consciousness- confusion
Behavior-Fear, anxiety and deja vu
Sensations (something taste odd)
seizure
two or more seizures within 24 hrs
epilepsy
wakefulness
stage 1 NREM
stage 2 NREM
stage 3 NREM
REM
to diagnose seizure
EEG
3 main types of seizures
focal w/out impaired awareness
focal w/ impaired awareness
generalized
Loss of consciousness or awareness as if in a dream
Appear to be staring into space; Repeating hand or mouth movements and/or words; Sensations of smell and taste that cannot be explained
focal w/ impaired awareness
No loss of consciousness or awareness as if in a dream
Appear to be staring into space; Repeating hand or mouth movements and/or words; Sensations of smell and taste that cannot be explained
focal w/out impaired awareness
most common in children
stare into space
3 Hz spike-wave
Absence seizure (Petit mal)
Absence seizure
seizures (grand mal)
Sudden loss of consciousness
Movements include body stiffness and or shaking/Possible tongue biting
Loss of autonomic control of the bladder or rectum
(minutes)
May start as focal seizures
tonic-clonic seizure (grand mal)
May lose consciousness
Stiffening of back, arms and legs
tonic
Lose consciousness
Head dropping
Sudden loss of muscle control and drop to the ground, “drop seizures”
Atonic
Repeated jerking of muscles of the neck, face and arms bilaterally
clonic
No loss of consciousness
Sudden brief twitches or jerks of arms and legs
myoclonic
Often in children with fever,
Infants as young as six months of age
Most common between 12 and 18 months of age
febrile seizure
mesial temporal sclerosis (hippocampal scarring)
