Seizures
A common word associated with people who have seizures.
What is epilepsy?
This type of medication will stop and angina episode.
What is "nitroglycerin"?
This device is composed of a pulse generator and leads to provide proper heart rhythm and beating.
What is Cardiac Pacemaker?
This term refers to hardening and thickening of the inner walls of arteries.
What is Arteriosclerosis?
This is the medical term for stroke.
What is Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)?
This represents the most common type of seizure disorder.
What is "Tonic-Clonic"?
This is the proper name for a "heart attack".
What is Acute Myocardial Infarction?
This term refers to impairment of speech.
What is dysphasia?
This term refers to irregular heartbeat.
What is arrhythmia?
This represents the most common type of stroke.
What is "Ischemic"?
This word is associated with seizures of unknown cause.
What is "Idiopathic"?
This describes rapid, disorganized irregular contractions of the ventricle.
What is "ventricular fibrillation"?
This is a symptom of hyperventilation meaning "extreme sweating".
What is "diaphoresis"?
This term refers to a blue or purplish appearance to the skin due to lack of oxygenation.
What is cyanosis?
This is the term for a weakened blood vessel that eventually ruptures and causes a stroke.
What is an aneurysm?
This type of seizure etiology results from Developmental malformations of the brain.
What is "Congenital"?
This type of heart failure causes pitting edema.
What is right ventricular heart failure?
This term refers to abnormally slow heartrate.
What is bradycardia?
This term describes "difficulty in speaking"
What is dysarthria?
There are three components that are consistently associated in individuals with CVA. Two of them are arm motor weakness and dysarthria. What is the third?
What is "facial palsy"?
This type of seizure is continuous and can be life threatening.
What is "Status Epilepticus"?
This type of heart failure tends to flair up at night.
What is left ventricular heart failure?
This term refers to lack of oxygen to cerebral tissues
What is ischemia?
This term describes "difficulty in swallowing"
What is dysphagia?
These terms are sub categories of Ischemic stroke.
What are Thrombotic and Embolic?