Seizure safety 101
First step in seizure safety
Stay with the person until they are awake and alert after their seizure
What seizure type do I experience?
Main type: tonic clonic
Aura: complex focal
How many people have the risk to develop epilepsy in their life?
1/26
Medication brand name
Keppra
An abnormal, sudden, excessive, uncontrolled electrical discharge of neurons within the brain that may result in a change of LOC, motor or sensory ability and/or behavior
Seizure
Second step
Move nearby items to prevent further harm
-bonus for something soft underneath the head
What’s the name of my neurologist
Dr. Osmon Farooq
How common is photosensitivity epilepsy?
3-5% of all cases
Medication generic name
Levetiracetam
Things that should be documented about a patients seizure
Type, time, did they lose consciousness, did they become incontinent, etc..
Third step
Turn the person on their side, keep the airway clear
When should you administer my emergency medication
After 3 minutes of seizing
What percent of people with epilepsy experience mental health problems?
34%
Directions
Twice a day
This type of seizure involves sudden sharp tonic contraction of muscles followed by a period of rigidity and clonic movements lasting 2-5 minutes (patient may bite tongue or become incontinent)
Tonic-clonic
When to call 911
Seizure nearing 5 minutes, person doesn’t return to their normal state, injured, pregnant or sick, repeated seizures, difficulty breathing
Name 3 diagnostic tests I have had done
EEG, VEEG, MRI,
What percent of patients have uncontrolled seizures?
1/3
Other related meds
Folic acid
B6
What not to do?
Place something in their mouth, restrain them (ex. Stop their movements), leave them, keep them upright
What percent of epilepsy cases have unknown cause?
60%
emergency meds
Valtoco