Types of Seizures
Which seizure is the most common and involves the full body, muscle rigidity, and loss of conciousness?
Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure
Damaging this body part during one's youth can lead to epilepsy
Head
A lack of this can induce a seizure in epileptics
Sleep
This is the generic name for Zonegran
zonisamide
What is epilepsy
a neurological condition that, from time to time, produces brief disturbances in the normal electrical functions of the brain
Which type of seizure involves brief, shock-like jerks of muscles and causes abnormal movements on both sides of the body?
Myoclonic Seizure
A lack of this during birth can lead to epilepsy
Oxygen
A large amount of this can result in a seizure
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Stress
This medication is a staple in the treatment of status-epilepticus. It is highly protein bound, has the potential to cause gingival hyperplasia, has zero order kinetics and has MANY drug-drug interactions
phenytoin (Dilantin)
What is mostly affected by epilepsy?
A person's conciousness, body movements, or sensations for a short time
Which seizure involves brief episodes of staring and awareness becomes impaired?
Absence seizures
Having one of these during later life can lead to epilepsy
stroke or heart attack
Withdrawl from this can cause seizures
alcohol
This seizure medication is an auto-inducer as it is both a substrate and an inducer of CYP 3A4
carbamazepine (Tegretol)
Epilepsy tends to increase with what?
Age
Higher rates of behavioral, educational, and social problems are involved with which seizure?
Absence seizure
Having one of these on or in your head can cause epilepsy.
Infection
Forgetting to take this can result in a seizure
Medication
This seizure medication has a unique mechanism of action. It binds to synaptic vesicle protein SV2A which is involved in synaptic vesicle exocytosis and presynaptic neurotransmitter release
levetiracetam (Keppra)
Generalized seizures are sub-categorized into how many main types?
4
Which seizure involves sudden and general loss of muscle tone, particularly in the arms and legs, which often results in a fall?
Atonic Seizure
It is possible to get epilepsy without physical damage by one's version of this
Encountering these can induce immediate seizures
specific images and/or visions
This medication can cause weight loss and is also used for migraine prophylaxis. It has also been known to cause metabolic acidosis
topiramate (Topamax)
If you have a seizures do you have epilepsy
No