Seizures

Question 1

What is a seizure?

Answer 1

A short, sudden occurrence of symptoms (e.g. jerking, twitching)
due to abnormal electrical brain activity

Question 2

Causes of seizures

Answer 2

• epilepsy
• brain injury
• severe kidney disease
• medications (e.g. overdose)
• metabolic disturbances (e.g. hypoglycemia)

Question 3

What is epilepsy?

Answer 3

Chronic neurological disorder that makes people susceptible to having recurrent unprovoked seizures

✅ epilepsy is when 2 or more unprovoked seizures occur

Question 4

Signs & Symptoms of seizure

Answer 4

• Intense involuntary movement (jerking, spasms)
• Rigid body
• Clenched / tight jaw
• Loss of mouth control (drooling)
• Loss of bladder control (incontinence)

Question 5

Types of seizures

Answer 5

1. Generalised seizures (affect whole brain)
2. Focal seizures
3. Unknown seizures

Question 6

Main types of generalised seizures

Answer 6

1. Absence seizures

2. Tonic seizures muscle stiffness

3. Atonic seizures

4. Clonic seizures rhythmic jerking

5. Tonic-clonic seizures

Question 7

4 types of focal seizures

Answer 7

1. Focal onset aware seizures
- person is conscious & aware

2. Focal impaired awareness seizures
- person not aware + zero memory

3. Focal motor seizures

4. Focal non-motor seizures