NUR 330 Seizures
- seizures
Answer -Abnormal episodes of motor, sensory, autonomic, or psychic activity (or a combination of these) resulting from a sudden, abnormal, uncontrolled electrical discharge from cerebral neurons
-seizures occurring from metabolic or systemic disturbances are not considered epilepsy if the seizures cease when the underlying problem is corrected
- associated with
Answer -loss of consciousness
-excessive movement or loss of muscle tone or movement -disturbances of behavior, mood, sensation, or perception
- Epilepsy
Answer -medical condition of unprovoked recurring seizures
-spontaneous reoccurring seizures caused by a group of abnormal neurons that seems to undergo spontaneous firing
- what is the cause of seizures within the first 6 months of life?
Answer birth defect
- idiopathic cause
Answer unknown cause 1 / 2
- metabolic causes
Answer -electrolyte imbalance
-hypoglycemia -hypoxia -acidosis -alcohol/barbiturate withdrawal
- structural causes
Answer -lesions from head injury
-cerebrovascular disease -brain tumor
- other causes
Answer -fever in children
-cns infection -allergies -hypertension -head injury -brain tumor -metabolic and toxic conditions
- Clinical Manifestations
Answer -loss of consciousness
-excess movement -loss of muscle tone or movement -disturbances of behavior, mood, sensation, perception
- types of seizures
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