Seizures
Definitions
Stroke
100
Also referred to as an "absence seizure".
What is a petit mal seizure?
100
Weakness on one side of the body.
What is hemiparesis?
100
An interruption of blood flow to an area within the brain that results in a loss of brain function.
What is a Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke?
200
Loss of bowel and/or bladder control.
What is incontinence?
200
When blood flow through the cerebral arteries is blocked.
What is an Ischemic Stroke?
300
Describes a seizure that begins in one extremity.
What is a simple partial seizure?
300
Inability to understand and/or produce speech.
What is Aphasia?
300
When a blood vessel ruptures and the accumulated blood causes increased pressure in the brain.
What is a Hemorrhagic Stroke?
400
Prolonged seizures without a return of consciousness.
What is Status Epilepticus?
400
Slurred speech.
What is Dysarthria?
400
Blood clot-dissolving drugs.
What is Thrombolytic Therapy?
500
A seizure for which the cause cannot be determined.
What is Idiopathic?
500
A bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body and is often resistant to commonly used antibiotics.
What is MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphlococcus aureus)?
500
Stroke symptoms may be reversed and/or even stopped if certain treatments are given within this time period.
What is 3 hours (drugs) or 6 hours (mechanical methods)?
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