Epilepsy, Migraine and MS Flashcards
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What are paroxysmal disorders?
episodic disorders where the nervous systems act normally between attacks
attacks can be seizures or headaches
what is epilepsy?
a hyper-synchronous abnormal activity of neurons.
sudden and transient interruption of brain function in which the electrochemical processes are disrupted
What is the cause of epilepsy?
mostly unknown = cryptogenic
OR vascular disease (stroke or bleeding)
what type of seizure is a grand mal
generalised
what is the most common type of seizure
focal
why would someone have a corpus callostomy?
so seizures cannot travel to the other side of the brain
what does ictal mean?
seizure
What are some symptoms of a temporal lobe seizure
nausea
fear
staring/unresponsive
symptoms of a frontal lobe seizure
kicking and thrashing
sudden and short
sleep related
symptoms of occipital lobe seizure
hallucinations
visual field defects
eye deviation
symptoms of parietal lobe seizure
rare
vertigo
somatosensory aura = tingling/numbness
What can generalised seizures be described as?
tonic clonic
tonic = stiffness in body
clonic = rhythmic jerking
how would you diagnose what type of seizure?
you NEED an eye witness account
an EEG and/or MRI
what could be mistaken for epilepsy?
sleep disorders hyperventilation migraine panick attacks syncope hypoglycaemia
what can trigger a migraine?
anything
what is MS?
an auto immune condition that changes the myelin sheath
signals cant pass on and neurons dont communicate
what does MS impair?
movement and sensation
what are the three types of MS?
relapsing/remitting
primary
secondary
when is MS most likely to present (age)?
40-50
what do people with MS present with?
visual: blindess, double vision, pain
facial: bell’s palsy
hearing: deafness, vertigo
cognitive
psychological
how would you diagnose MS?
neuro examination
MRI
lumbar puncture
what is the average life expectancy for MS?
5-10 years lower than average
where are SLT involved in MS?
40% of cases have speech problems
pitch control
articulation
swallowing
your’e most likely to have a seizure after
ischaemic stroke
cerebral bleed
subarachnoid bleed
subarachnoid bleed
