Types
A seizure most commonly seen in infants and young children, often occurring when their temperature rises above 38*?
What is a febrile seizure?
Which allergy medication, in the PCP scope of practice, has been found to increase one's susceptibility to seizures?
What is diphenhydramine (Benadryl)?
Traumatic Brain Injury can result in seizures because they disrupt __________ in the brain.
What are electrical signals?
The most common cause of seizures in children.
What is a fever?
This should be put in a patient's mouth when seizing.
What is nothing?
A seizure involving sudden muscle contractions and relaxations, causing jerking movements in the arms and legs.
What is a clonic seizure?
This viral infection, commonly transmitted through mosquito bites, can cause inflammation of the brain and potentially lead to seizures.
What is the West Nile Virus?
Focal seizures can progress into __________ seizures affecting multiple ares of the brain as a result of patient’s physiology, treatment and mechanism of injury.
What are generalized seizures?
Individuals might experience an ____ shortly before the onset of a seizure, in which they might smell burning rubber or taste bitter or sour flavours.
What is an aura?
Also known as a spinal tap, this procedure involves sampling cerebrospinal fluid from the lower spine if a seizure is believed to have been caused by an infection.
What is a lumbar puncture?
A seizure involving sudden loss of consciousness and stiffening of the muscles, often causing the person to fall?
What is a tonic seizure?
A disruption in the blood supply to the brain, such as an ischemic or hemorrhagic event, can lead to this neurological condition, often resulting in seizures.
What is a Stroke?
This type of seizure presents more than a week after Traumatic Brain Injury.
What are late post-traumatic seizures?
One of the most common signs experienced by patients in the postictal phase of a seizure.
What is confusion?
This therapy involves the implantation of a device that delivers electrical impulses to the vagus nerve, helping to reduce the frequency and intensity of seizures.
What is Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)
Lil Wayne experienced this type of seizure that caused brief lapses in consciousness, making him stare blankly and stop moving, affecting his concerts and tours.
What is an absence seizure?
This medical condition, characterized by abnormal tissue growth in the brain, can be a potential cause of seizures.
What is a Brain Tumor?
Multiple surgeries to remove ________ in the brain can increase the risk of seizure activity/epilepsy in patients by 35%.
What are blood clots?
This damaged body part is a reliable sign that a patient may have experienced a seizure.
What is the tongue?
This high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet has been found to be an effective treatment for children with severe epilepsy who do not respond well to medications.
What is the ketogenic diet?
A type of seizure that is characterized by muscle rigidity (tonic phase), violent rhythmic muscle contractions (clonic phase) with uncontrolled jerking and loss of consciousness.
What is generalized tonic-clonic seizure?
This neurotransmitter is believed to play a role in regulating seizures.
What is Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)?
Midazolam is a __________ which is an ALS treatment for TBI-induced seizures.
What is a Benzodiazepine?
In Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) syndrome, these two main factors are thought to contribute the most to the death of patients.
What are arrhythmias and apnea?
This is a surgical procedure involving the removal or disconnection of the part of the brain responsible for triggering seizures, and is considered as a treatment option for patients with severe epilepsy who do not respond to medications.
What is Epilepsy Surgery (Resective Surgery)?