Seizures Flashcards by Elin Griffiths

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Simple partial seizures

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May start with a focal lesion

Can have secondary generalisation

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Complex partial seizures

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Loss of awareness is an important feature

May start with a focal lesion

Can have secondary generalisation

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Grand mal seizures

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Loss of awareness is an important feature

EEG shows multispikes followed by multispikes and slow wave activity

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Absence seizures

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Loss of awareness is an important feature

EEG shows generalised 3 Hz spike and slow wave activity

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Dissociative seizures

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Seizures differ from attack to attack

Arching of the back and asymmetrical jerking of the limbs

Behaviour influenced by the presence of an observer

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Suicide risk in epilepsy

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x5 higher

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