week 6

Question 1

what are antiepileptics?

Answer 1

antiseizure agents

Question 2

what is a generalized seizure?

Answer 2

seizure that begins in one area of brain and rapidly spreads throughout both hemispheres

Question 3

what is a partial seizure?

Answer 3

involve one area of brain that do not spread throughout entire organ

Question 4

what condition involves seizures rapidly recurring?

Answer 4

Status epilepticus

Question 5

what happens during absence seizures?

Answer 5

sudden, temporary loss of consciousness, sometimes with staring or blinking for 3-5 seconds

Question 6

what is a convulsion?

Answer 6

tonic-clonic muscular reaction to excessive electrical energy arising from nerve cells in brain

Question 7

what is the collection of various syndromes, all characterized by seizures

Answer 7

Epilepsy

Question 8

muscular reactions and loss of consciousness; with exhaustion and little memory of the event

Answer 8

Tonic-clonic

Question 9

how do Antiepileptic Drugs

work?

Answer 9

They suppress discharge of the neurons and stop spread of seizure activity to other areas of the brain

Question 10

what things should be avoided when taking AEDS?

Answer 10

alcohol and other CNS depressants because of additive effects

Question 11

what can happen with sudden withdrawal of AEDS?

Answer 11

may precipitate seizures and status epilepticus

Question 12

levels of what need to be monitored with patients taking AEDS?

Answer 12

plasma drug levels

Question 13

if a patient is on more than 1 AEDS how will should they go off the drug?

Answer 13

one at a time

Question 14

drug of choice for status epilepticus

Answer 14

IV benzodiazepine drug - lorazepam

Question 15

what to check for in children after controlling the seizure

Answer 15

fever

Question 16

what could happen if a patient is suddenly withdrawled from an AED

Answer 16

a status epilepticus seizure

Question 17

what does phenytoin cause

Answer 17

gingival hyperplasia - gum problems

Question 18

what type of drug is Phenytoin?

Answer 18

an AED

Question 19

Carbamazepine uses

Answer 19

Epilepsy
Bipolar disorders
Trigeminal and glossopharyngeal neuralgias

Question 20

major adverse effect of Carbamazepine

Answer 20

Anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia

Question 21

Drug of choice for absence seizures

Answer 21

Ethosuximide

Question 22

Drug of choice for partial seizures

Answer 22

Oxcarbazepine

Question 23

Drugs that are commonly used to treat grand mal seizures include

Answer 23

barbiturates, benzodiazepines and hydantoins

Question 24

most drugs for muscle spasms effect the CNS except…

Answer 24

dantrolene

Question 25

causes of muscle spasms

Answer 25

Epilepsy Hypokalemia Pain syndromes—adult and chronic Trauma

Question 26

what are muscle relaxants also referred to as?

Answer 26

spasmolytics

Question 27

Dantrolene uses

Answer 27

Multiple sclerosis Cerebral palsy Malignant hyperthermia

Question 28

chemical imbalance that happens with Parkinsons disease

Answer 28

Disruption of the balance between dopamine and acetylcholine.

Question 29

Bradykinesia

Answer 29

difficulty in performing intentional movements and extreme slowness and sluggishness

Question 30

first signs of parkinsons

Answer 30

tremors

Question 31

symptoms of alzheimer's

Answer 31

Memory loss Confusion Disoriented Impaired judgment