Verdere vragen over epilepsie Flashcards

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What is the aim of anti-epileptic drugs?

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To control the seizures and decrease side effects.

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If anti-epileptic drugs do not work, neurosurgical treatment can be started. How do you call the drug-resistent cases?

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Refractory cases

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What is important to do during the surgery?

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to keep the patient awake, in order to make sure there is not any brain damage to important brain areas, like speech, memory etc.

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Naast anti-epileptische drugs en operaties zijn er nog 3 andere dingen die de symptomen van epilepsie kunnen tegen gaan. Welke zijn dit/

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  1. Vagus Nerve stimulation (VNS)
  2. Deep brain simulation (DBS)
  3. Ketogenic diet (high fat, low protein and carbs)
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Bij idiopatische epilepsie is de oorzaak onbekend. Welke concequenties heeft deze soort epilepsie?

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  • aandacht verstoord
  • taal en verbal memory zijn WEL in tact
  • mild neuropsychological disorders
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Wat is BECTS?

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Benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes

Een vorm van idiopathic partial epilepsy. (cause is unknown, but location of onset is specific)

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Bij sympomatische epilepsie is de oorzaak van de aanval onbekend. Wat zijn de consequenties van deze soort epilepsie?

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Strikvraag!, want - alle cognitive impairments zijn afhankelijk van de locatie van de seizure.

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Een symptomatic seizure in neocortex, what does it impair?

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Decrease in verbal semantic functioning (telling and understanding a story)

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What does a symptomatic seizure in the temporal lobe impair?

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Verbal episodic memory (telling a personal memory)

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What does a symptomatic seizure in the frontal lobe impair?

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Execuive skills (mental skills, like working memory)

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What does a symptomatic seizure in the parietal/occipital lobe impair?

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Hallicunations, but possibly also alexia and agnosia

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Welke drie soorten disorders komen het vaakst voor bij mensen met epilepsie?

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  1. Mood disorders
  2. Personality disorders
  3. Anxiety disorders
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