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Seizures & Epilepsy Flashcards

1
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define a seizure

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clinical manifestation of abnormal and excessive excitation and synchronization of population of cortical neurons

the event

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define epilepsy

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> 2 seizures unprovoked by systemic or acute neurologic insults

the disease itself

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Epilepsy

essentials of dx

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  • recurrent unprovoked seizures
  • characteristic EEG changes accompany seizures
  • mental status abnormalities or focal neurologic sx
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describe a generalized seizure

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electrical disruption involves entire brain

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Focal Seizure

describe

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restricted to one part of the cerebral hemisphere

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Focal Seizure

components

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  • motor (clonic jerking)
  • nonmotor (sensory sx, behavioral arrest, cognitive sx)
  • Can spread or march
  • Can evolve to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures
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Focal Seizure

examples of associated sensory loss

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  • paresthesia/tingling
  • gustatory
  • olfactory
  • visual
  • auditory
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Focal Seizure

examples of cognitive sx

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  • speech arrest
  • deja vu
  • jamais vu
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Focal Seizure

example of emotional sx

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fear

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Focal Seizure

example of autonomic sx

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  • epigastric sensations
  • sweating
  • flushing
  • pupillary dilation
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Tonic-Clonic Seizure

what type of seizure is this?

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generalized

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Tonic-Clonic Seizure

Describe what this looks like

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  • sudden LOC
  • rigidity
  • pt falls to ground
  • pt is arrested
  • clonic phase: convulsions themselves
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Tonic-Clonic Seizure

what may occur post-ictally?

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  1. HA
  2. disorientation/confusion
  3. drowsiness
  4. nausea
  5. muscle soreness
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Tonic-Clonic Seizure

describe atonic seizures

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very brief loss of muscle tone, falls (epileptic drop attacks)

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Tonic-Clonic Seizure

first aid for these seizures

(outside of hosp)

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  • turn on side with face toward ground to maintain airway
  • do not put anything in their mouth
  • txfr to hospital if: multiple seizures, pregnant, injured, diabetic, or new onset of seizures
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Absence Seizures

what type of seizure is this?

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generalized

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Absence Seizures

describe

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  • lapses in awareness
  • absent staring
  • begin and end abruptly, brief
  • more common in children
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Seizure Etiologies

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  • age
  • genetic
  • structural
  • metabolic
  • immune
  • infectious
  • idiopathic
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causes of seizures in infancy

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  • prenatal/birth injury
  • inborn error of metabolism
  • congenital malformation
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causes of seizures in childhood

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  • idiopathic/genetic syndrome
  • CNS infection
  • Trauma
21
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causes of seizures in adolescence and as a young adult

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  • trauma
  • drug intoxication, withdrawal
22
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causes of seizures in older adults

4

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  • stroke
  • brain tumor
  • acute metabolic disturbances
  • neurodegenerative
23
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common seizure triggers

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  • medication non-adherence
  • sleep deprivation
  • metabolic/electrolyte imbalance
  • intoxication or withdrawal
  • hormonal fluctuation
  • stress
  • fever/systemic infection
  • head injury
24
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Syncope

describe

3 components

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  • characteristic warning, usually gradual
  • typical precipitants
  • minimal to no postictal confusion
25
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describe psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

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  • psychiatric disease (tx w/ anti-psychs will fix)
  • may co-exist w/ epilepsy
  • EEG monitoring for dx
26
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work up/evaluation of a pt’s first seizure

5 components

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  • Labs: CBC, CMP, magnesium, phosphate
  • LP if meningitis/encephalitis suspected
  • UA drug screen
  • EEG
  • CT or MRI brain
27
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medical tx

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  • controversial to tx first seizure- meds may reduce relapse
  • AEDs
28
Q

what factors increase relapse risk

4

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  • abnormal imaging
  • abnormal neuro exam
  • abnormal EEG
  • FH increase
29
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different AED choices

3 drug classes, 2 drug names

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  • Sodium Channel Blockers
  • GABA Inhibitors
  • Ethosuximide
  • Levetiracetam
  • Glutamate Blockers
30
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which meds are sodium channel blockers?

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  • phenytoin
  • carbamazepine
  • lamotrigine
  • oxcarbazepine
  • divalproex
31
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MOA sodium channel blockers

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reduces activity in sodium channels to prevent action potentials

32
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which meds are GABA inhibitors?

2

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  • Gabapentin
  • Divalproex (Valproic Acid)
33
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when is gabapentin usually used?

(but can also be used in seizures)

A

neuropathies

34
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which meds are glutamate blockers?

2

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  • topiramate
  • lamotrigine
35
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reproductive considerations of prescribing AEDs

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  • known teratogenic effects
  • may limit effectiveness of OCPs
36
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what to evaluate after seizure recurrence?

3

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  • is this a progressive pathology?
  • is there a known trigger?
  • do they need to begin meds/adjust meds?
37
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when to discontinue medications?

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seizure free for > 2 years

38
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how to discontinue medications?

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taper over several weeks to months

39
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lifestyle modifications for seizures

4

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  • ensure adequate sleep
  • avoid alcohol/stimulants
  • avoid known triggers
  • avoid stress
40
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surgical tx options for seizures

2 components

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  • resecting the epiletogenic region while trying to avoid new neurologic deficit
  • if palliative care: just resect or disconnect that area
41
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Status Epileptiucs

define

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seizures that last 5+ minutes without a return to baseline

42
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Status Epileptiucs

complications

4

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  1. hypoxia
  2. hypotenson
  3. acidosis
  4. hyperthermia
43
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Status Epileptiucs

management

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  • maintain airway
  • IV access
  • broad lab work
  • AED administration
  • consider: glucose, vitamin B therapeutically
  • EEG monitoring
44
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Febrile Seizures

describe

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seizures occuring in childhood after 1 mo old which are associated with a fever of at least 100.4degF

45
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Febrile Seizures

almost all occur between what ages?

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6 mo and 3 y/o

46
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Febrile Seizures

describe simple

3

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  • < 15 mi
  • generalized
  • do not recur within 24 hrs
47
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Febrile Seizures

describe complex

3

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  • > 15 min
  • focal
  • recur within 24 hrs
48
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non pharmacolgic tx of seizures

2

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  1. keto diet
  2. vagus nerve stimulation
49
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Epilepsy

describe resolved epilepsy

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  • individuals who had age-dependent epilepsy syndrome but are now past the applicable age or who have remained seizure free for 10 yrs w/ no AEDs for at least 5 yrs

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