NUR 4445 NEURO 1
1. Seizure causes
Answer
Epilepsy - chronic condition
Can also be caused by
CNS insult, fever, infection, cardiac anomalies, trauma, hypoxia, ingestion of toxic substances,
brain tumor, etc.
2. types of Seizure
Answer
Partial or Focal
Generalized Febrile seizures Status Epilepticus
3. Partial or Focal Seizure
Answer
abnormal electrical impulse in 1 area of the brain
Symptoms depend on where in the brain the excessive electrical activity occurs
4. Types of Partial or Focal Seizures
Answer
Simple
Complex (psychomotor)
5. Simple
Answer
no LOC
Single area of brain with single muscle movement or sensory alteration
, 6. Complex (psychomotor)
Answer
LOC occurs
Hallucinations, mental distortions, personality changes, loss of social inhibitions, involuntary
bladder & bowel malfunction, chewing motions, etc.
Preaura
smells, seeing things, seeing this prior to the event
7. Generalized Seizure
Answer
throughout the brain, bilateral and symmetrical symptoms, consciousness impaired
8. Types of Generalized Seizures
Answer
Tonic-clonic
Absence Myoclonic
9. Tonic-clonic
Answer
Dramatic muscle contraction & loss of consciousness (LOC)
Followed by recovery period with confusion & exhaustion
10. Absence
Answer
Brief (usually 5-10 second) period of LOC, can be longer (up to 45 seconds)
11. Myoclonic
1. Seizure causes
Answer
Epilepsy - chronic condition
Can also be caused by
CNS insult, fever, infection, cardiac anomalies, trauma, hypoxia, ingestion of toxic substances,
brain tumor, etc.
2. types of Seizure
Answer
Partial or Focal
Generalized Febrile seizures Status Epilepticus
3. Partial or Focal Seizure
Answer
abnormal electrical impulse in 1 area of the brain
Symptoms depend on where in the brain the excessive electrical activity occurs
4. Types of Partial or Focal Seizures
Answer
Simple
Complex (psychomotor)
5. Simple
Answer
no LOC
Single area of brain with single muscle movement or sensory alteration
, 6. Complex (psychomotor)
Answer
LOC occurs
Hallucinations, mental distortions, personality changes, loss of social inhibitions, involuntary
bladder & bowel malfunction, chewing motions, etc.
Preaura
smells, seeing things, seeing this prior to the event
7. Generalized Seizure
Answer
throughout the brain, bilateral and symmetrical symptoms, consciousness impaired
8. Types of Generalized Seizures
Answer
Tonic-clonic
Absence Myoclonic
9. Tonic-clonic
Answer
Dramatic muscle contraction & loss of consciousness (LOC)
Followed by recovery period with confusion & exhaustion
10. Absence
Answer
Brief (usually 5-10 second) period of LOC, can be longer (up to 45 seconds)
11. Myoclonic
