Epilepsy Flashcards
1
Q
Characteristics
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Level of altered consciousness
Involuntary movements
Experiencing of perceptual or autonomous changes
Behavioural changes
2
Q
Classification
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A classification focus on symptoms (seizure)
B classifications focus on additional clinical factors (epilepsy syndrome
3
Q
A. Focal or partial
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Activity starts in 1 area, might happen with a tumor eg. Two kinds:
- Simple: Retain awareness during, it can become secondary generalized, spreading throughout brain
- Complex: Alteres awareness and behaviour
4
Q
A. Generalized
A
Whole brain discharges, 4 kinds: Tonic Clonic Absence A tonic clonic Myoclonic
