Types of Seizure
Involves no loss of consciousness.
What is a focal-onset seizure (previously called a simple partial seizure)?
Main class of medications used to treat seizures.
What are anti-seizure medication?
cerebral angiogram, CT scan, MRI, Myelogram, PET scan, SPECT scan, skull and spine x-rays, ultrasound.
What are radiologic diagnostic studies?
Observing and recording the client's activity.
What is the nursing care for a patient having a seizure?
Drug therapy for this type of headache usually involves Aspirin, Acetaminophen or NSAIDs.
What is tension-type headache?
Most commonly characterized by automatisms such as lip smacking, picking at clothing, and fumbling with objects.
What are focal impaired awareness seizure (previously called complex partial seizures)?
A patient taking Tegretol should be instructed to avoid which type of juice?
What is grapefruit juice?
Not caused by a disease or other medical condition (includes tension-type, migraine and cluster headaches).
What is Primary Headache?
Side rail pads, suction tubing and oxygen equipment.
What is equipment needed at the bedside for a patient with seizures?
What is most likely responsible for treatment failure in a patient with seizures?
What is noncompliance?
Characterized by staring accompanied by peculiar behavior during the seizure, or confusion after the seizure.
What is a non-motor seizure or absence seizure?
Immediate treatment with benzodiazepines.
What is status epilepticus?
This type of headache can occur every other day and as often as 8 times a day.
What is a cluster headache?
Protect the patient from injury and decrease the environmental stimuli.
What are seizure precautions?
What age group is more responsive to anti-seizure medications but more likely to experience side effects at lower serum drug concentrations?
What is the elderly?
Tonic-clonic and absence.
What are 2 types of generalized seizures?
Stopping anti-seizure medications abruptly causes what?
What is a seizure?
Common triggers for this type of headache include bright lights, sound, hormone fluctuations, certain smells, poor sleep or high stress.
What is Migraine headache?
Have reduced or no pain, understand triggering events and treatments, use positive coping strategies to deal with pain and have an increased quality of life and decreased disability.
What are goals for a patient with headaches?
This class of medication can cause vasoconstriction and should not be used in patients with peripheral vascular disease.
What are Triptans?
The seizure type that may result in cyanosis.
What is tonic-clonic?
Diplopia, drowsiness, ataxia and mental slowness.
What are medication side effects?
The term used to describe a new type of headache or marked worsening of a pre-existing headache condition.
What is medication overuse headache?
When can the nurse anticipate administering a second dose of IV Lorazepam for a patient in status epilepticus.
What is 5 to 10 minutes?
What is activated with a magnet when a seizure is imminent?
What is a Vagus Nerve Stimulator?