EPILEPSY

Question 1

What kind of drugs manage epilepsy

Answer 1

Anticonvulsants

Question 2

Therapeutic Action of Anticonvulsants

Answer 2

• increase GABA release
• decreases action of glutamate
• closes ion channels

Question 3

Focal onset

Answer 3

occurs in a small region of the brain

Question 4

Types of Focal onset

Answer 4

Focal aware and Focal impaired awareness

Question 5

Focal Aware

Answer 5

pt is fully aware but unable to talk or respond

Question 6

Focal impaired awareness

Answer 6

awareness is affected and the person may appear vague or disorientated

Question 7

Generalised Onset

Answer 7

seizures affecting both hemispheres of the brain

Question 8

Two types of generalised onset

Answer 8

Motor seizures and non motor seizures

Question 9

Motor Seizures

Answer 9

Clonic - Tonic movements

Question 10

Non-motor seizures

Answer 10

brief changes in awareness and automatic and repeated movements of the body

Question 11

Absence

Answer 11

sudden loss of awareness

Question 12

Tonic-Clonic

Answer 12

body stiffens and jerks rhythmically

Question 13

Myoclonic

Answer 13

sudden single jerk of a muscle group

Question 14

Atonic

Answer 14

sudden loss of muscle tone, pt often falls to the ground

Question 15

Clonic

Answer 15

jerking movements in various parts

Question 16

Tonic

Answer 16

brief stiffening of arms, legs or body