Seizure 1
Seizure 2
medical management
Med 1
Med 2
100
this phenomenon is known as either as a seizure last > 5 mins or two or more discrete seizures between which there is incomplete recovery of consciousness
What is status epilepticus?
100
Absence seizures occur at this frequency on EEG
What is 3 Hz?
100
these are the first aid steps which should be administered to a person who is experiencing a seizure
1. time: should be < 5 mins
2. move person to their side
3. remove nearby object that could be injurious
***DO NOT place anything in person's mouth
100
this drug works as a T-type calcium channel blocker and is the first-line treatment for absence seizures
What is ethosuximide?
100
These are the AED drugs that carry the highest risk for SJS/TEN & DRESS
1. phenobarbital
2. phenytoin
3. lamotrigine
4. carbamazepine
200
aware (simple partial) or impaired awareness (complex partial) are the two subcategories of this main seizure type
What is a focal seizure?
200
febrile seizures are most commonly seen in this popultion of individuals
What are children?
200
Benzos are the first line treatment for this epileptic state
What is status epilepticus?
*BONUS: what do you use if benzos don't work?
200
this is the most teratogenic of all the AEDs
What is valproate?
200
In addition to a Na+ channel blockade, this drug also blocks NDMA glutamate receptors
What is topiramate?
300
Absence seizures can be clinically classified in this way (i.e. another way of naming them)
What is a generalized non-motor seizure?
300
these are the most common cause of seizures in adults vs elderly
adults: stroke, trauman, metabolic, infection
elderly: stroke, degenerative disease, tumor
300
Who should be selected to undergo epilepsy surgery?
1. pts with refractory epilepsy
2. pts with frequent, disabling seizures
3. pts with high risk of SUDEP
300
AEs of these drugs include sedation, ataxia, vertigo, and peripheral edema
What are gabapentin and pregabalin?
300
this drug, that can also be used for bipolar disorder and trigeminal neuralgia can cause hyponatremia via SIADH and blood dycrasias as its AEs
What is carbamazepine?
400
a partial seizure originates from a paroxysmal discharge in a focal area in this part of the cortex
What is the temporal lobe?
400
seizures due to a glucose issue can mimic this broad category of seizures
What are focal seizures?
400
This is the target for DBS in epilepsy
What is the anterior thalamic nucleus?
400
this is the deug of choice for status epilepticus due to the anticonvulsant effects lasting > 6hrs
What is lorazepam?
400
this is the most notable AE associated with levetiracetam
What are neuropsych effects?
500
electrical discharges in a primary generalized seizure originate from this specific area of the brain
What is the diencephalic activating system?
500
answer #1
500
these are the 4 major factors that put a person with epilepsy at risk for SUDEP
1. generalized tonic clonic seizures
2. nocturnal seizures
3. poststital respiratory depression
4. uncontrolled epilepsy
500
This drug has the following MOA:
SV2A synaptic protein ligand
What is levetiracetam?
500
gingival hyperplasia and purple glove syndrome are two of the many AEs that this drug can produce
What is phenytoin?