How many people in the United States have epilepsy?
Almost 3 million people
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Which seizure is the most common and involves the full body, muscle rigidity, and loss of conciousness?
Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure
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Since some children with epilepsy have trouble with memory and organization, as a teacher, what are some things you could do?
Provide mnemonic devices, color-coded notebooks for organization, and repititive lesson strategies throughout a unit
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Cushioning the child's head, loosening tight clothings, and keeping the airway open are all first aid steps dealing with which types of seizures?
Convulsive seizures
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What is epilepsy?
a neurological condition that, from time to time, produces brief disturbances in the normal electrical functions of the brain
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326,000 school children have epilepsy through what age?
15
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Which type of seizure involves brief, shock-like jerks of muscles and causes abnormal movements on both sides of the body?
Myoclonic Seizure
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In case of a violent outburst, what should the teacher have?
A place outside of the classroom for the student to go
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Removing dangerous objects, not shaking the child, and staying with the child until he/she is alert are all first aid steps dealing with which types of seizures?
Non-convulsive seizures
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What is mostly affected by epilepsy?
A person's conciousness, body movements, or sensations for a short time
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More than 300,000 persons over the age of what have epilepsy?
65
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Which seizure involves brief episodes of staring and awareness becomes impaired?
Absence seizures
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Are students with epilepsy covered under IDEA 04?
Yes
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If the seizure happens outside, where should you take the child?
The grass/softest surface area
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Epilepsy tends to increase with what?
Age
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Are males or females more likely to have epilepsy?
Males
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Higher rates of behavioral, educational, and social problems are involved with which seizure?
Absence seizure
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What are students with epilepsy classified under?
Other Health Impaired
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If the seizure happens inside, where should you place the child?
The softest surface area, such as a rug
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Generalized seizures are sub-categorized into how many main types?
4
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Which group of people are more likely to have epilepsy?
Racial minorities
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Which seizure involves sudden and general loss of muscle tone, particularly in the arms and legs, which often results in a fall?
Atonic Seizure
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What could be a valuable tool for teachers to communicate with an epileptic child's parents?
A daily communication book going between home and school
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To prevent a person from choking if vomiting occurs during a seizure, what should you do?
Turn the person on their side
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How should an epileptic child be treated?
Like the other students and integrated into the social fabric of the classroom