Act it out
Tonic clonic
tonic (stiffening) and clonic (twitching or jerking) phases of muscle activity.
The origin of the word Epilepsy is.........
What is Greek.
derived from the Greek word epilambanein and means “to be seized.”
A 70 yom took a fall per his apple watch and EMS is dispatched. Upon arrival to the scene, the pt is found down on the floor unresponsive. EMS transports. Upon arrival to the hospital the pt has a tonic-clonic seizure. Give two suggestions why he may have had a seizure.
-BGL is normal
-Normotensive
-Trauma to the head
-No signs of alcohol or drugs
-stroke
-brain bleed
-epilepsy
-drug overdose
-brain tumor
-brain infection
This spider bite can causes seizures.
What is a brown recluse.
This English writer and social critic created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.
Who is Charles Dickens
Absent
Common in children.
Specific symptoms of typical absence seizures may include: Changes in muscle activity, such as no movement, hand fumbling, fluttering eyelids, lip smacking, chewing.
True or false: Back in the day, you were allowed to return your slave and get a refund if they had a seizure.
True
A 21 yof presents with altered mentation and then starts seizing. No signs of drugs or alcohol. No signs of bite marks. The pt does not have a history of seizures. The first thing you should check is...
-ABC
- THEN BGL
Don't get distracted by the seizure.
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), doctors have discovered more than ____ different types of seizures. Here's a rundown of a few. Generalized seizures affect both sides of the brain at the same time.
what is 30 kinds of seizures
This Roman general and politician who named himself dictator of the Roman Empire, a rule that lasted less than one year before he was famously assassinated by political rivals in 44 B.C.E.
Who is Julius Ceasar?
Simple focal
Simple focal seizures affect a small part of the brain. These seizures can cause twitching or a change in sensation, such as a strange taste or smell.
True or False: back in the day you were not allowed to testify in court if you had a seizure condition.
True
A 9 yom presents with a fever, nausea, neck stiffness, and altered mental status. The pt then seizes in front of you. The pt does not have a history of seizures or medications. The cause of this seizure is most likely...
What is meningitis.
One in how many people cannot control their seizures with medication.
What is 1/3
The mad hatter had a seizure. The cause of this was more than likely.....
What is mercury poisoning.
Complex Partial Seizure
During the seizure, you may suddenly stop what you’re doing and look off into space as if you’re daydreaming. But nothing will snap you out of it. You also may start to chew, smack your lips, mumble, or do other things over and over again. You may move in a stiff, mechanical way.
Some people pick at their clothes, as if they’re pulling off lint. They also may walk around, go up or down stairs, or even run. Others shout, take off their clothes, seem afraid, or move their legs as if they’re pedaling a bike.
Complex partial seizures usually last between 30 seconds and 2 minutes. Afterward, you may be confused and tired for 15 minutes or longer. You will not remember the seizure at all. You may lose memories from before the seizure started, too.
This animal's glands were used to treat seizures.
What is a beaver
A 15 yof pt decided to attempt suicide with Benadryl. She took an entire 200 ct bottle roughly 3 hours ago. She is now hot to the touch, flushed skin, confused, and not oriented. list two more symptoms of an Anti-cholinergic overdose.
-Mydriasis
-Seizures
-Dryness
-Tachycardia
-Coma
-Rhabdomyolysis
Fatal deaths have also been reported with oral doses greater than 20 mg/kg.
Three to 8% of children who have their first seizure by 12 months old may have this syndrome.
Dravet syndrome.
Dravet syndrome is a rare, genetic epileptic encephalopathy that gives rise to seizures that don’t respond well to seizure medications. It begins in the first year of life in an otherwise healthy infant.
Colorado has a large population of these kids.
This Dutch painter, generally considered to be the greatest after Rembrandt van Rijn, and one of the greatest of the Post-Impressionists. He sold only one artwork during his life, but in the century after his death, he became perhaps the most recognized painter of all time.
Who is Vincent van Gogh
Postictal
The postictal state is a period that begins when a seizure subsides and ends when the patient returns to baseline. It typically lasts between 5 and 30 minutes and is characterized by disorienting symptoms such as confusion, drowsiness, hypertension, headache, nausea, etc.
The first seizure was documented in ....
What is 2500 BC.
The earliest description of seizures according to a review of the historical literature is found in the Sumerian documents dating back to around 2500 BC from Mesopotamia.
Name 6 things that cause seizures.
One in this many people will develop epilepsy in their lifetime.
What is 26
She was a national heroine of France. She was a peasant girl who, believing that she was acting under divine guidance, led the French army in a momentous victory at Orléans in 1429 that repulsed an English attempt to conquer France during the Hundred Years' War.J
Who is Joan of Arc