Myth or Fact?
You shake and jerk when you have epilepsy
What is a myth? Not every seizure means a person shakes and jerks, nor is a person always unconscious during a seizure. Shaking and jerking while unconscious are usually associated with tonic clonic seizures. There are a range of seizures which have different side effects and can affect people differently
Drug Abuse or alcohol misuse
What is describe a pattern of using a substance (drug) that causes significant problems or distress?
Seizure
What is a temporary sudden uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain?
In 2015, 1.2% of the total US population had active epilepsy. This is about 3.4 million people with epilepsy(3 million adults and 470,000 children)
What is fact?
TBI(Traumatic Brain Injury)
What is a form of acquired brain injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the head?
Seizure Clusters
What is continuous seizures occurring one after the other over a short period of time?
You can restrain someone during a tonic clonic seizure and put your finger in their mouth
What is a myth? During a tonic clonic seizure you should never hold the person down or put anything in their mouth.
Strokes
What is when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced, preventing brain tissue from getting oxygen and nutrients?
What is a repetitive, automatic movement occurring during or after seizures?(fiddling with clothes, or repeated swallowing)
You cannot swallow your tongue during a seizure
What is a fact? It is impossible to swallow your tongue because it is attached to the bottom of your mouth by strong muscle fibers. Unfortunately, some people believe you need to put something in the mouth of people who are having epileptic seizures. You must not do this because it could block the airway.
Developmental disorders
What is a group of conditions due to an impairment in physical, learning, language, or behavior areas?
Atonic Seizures
What is a type of generalized seizure sometimes referred to as a 'drop attack' where there is a sudden loss of muscle tone that may cause falling?
Flashing lights cause seizures in everyone with epilepsy
What is a myth? Not every seizure means a person shakes and jerks, nor is a person always unconscious during a seizure. Shaking and jerking while unconscious are usually associated with tonic clonic seizures.
Central Nervous System Infection
What is an infection of the central nervous system can be a life-threatening condition, especially for children with weakened immune systems?
Focal Seizure
What is these seizures occur when the seizure activity occurs in only one part of the brain?