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Epilepsy/seizures

Epilepsy/seizures. Amber kendall & jalisa hendricks. What IS It?. Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures (convulsions) over time. Seizures are episodes of disturbed brain activity that cause changes in attention or behavior.

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Epilepsy/seizures

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  1. Epilepsy/seizures Amber kendall & jalisahendricks

  2. What IS It? • Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures (convulsions) over time. Seizures are episodes of disturbed brain activity that cause changes in attention or behavior.

  3. NERVOUS SYSTEM: • Left/ right temporal lobes

  4. WHAT HAPPENED? • Epilepsy may be due to a medical condition or injury that affects the brain, or the cause may be unknown (idiopathic). • •Stroke • •Dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease • •Traumatic brain injury • •Brain problems that are present at birth (congenital brain defect) • •Brain injury that occurs during or near birth • •Brain tumor • •Abnormal blood vessels in the brain • •Other illness that damage or destroy brain tissue • SYMPTOMS: Symptoms vary from person to person. Some people may have simple staring spells, while others have violent shaking and loss of alertness. The type of seizure depends on the part of the brain affected and cause of epilepsy.

  5. GRAND MAL SEIZURE: • A generalized tonic-clonic seizure is a seizure involving the entire body. It is also called a grand mal seizure. • Generalized tonic-clonic seizures may occur in people of any age. They may occur once (single episode), or as part of a repeated, chronic condition (epilepsy).

  6. TREATMENTS: • Drugs (medications) best treat the symptoms of epilepsy, but they do not cure the disease. • Surgery – Corpus callosotomy • They cut the corpus collasum, the part of the brain that separates the right and left hemispheres.

  7. PHARMACOLOGY: • Medication to prevent seizures, called anticonvulsants, may reduce the number of future seizures. • •These drugs are taken by mouth. Which type you are prescribed depends on the type of seizures you have.

  8. PROGRESSION: • Epilepsy seizures usually begin between ages 5 and 20, but they can happen at any age. There may be a family history of seizures or epilepsy. • Sometimes, children are placed on a special diet to help prevent seizures. • Some people with epilepsy may be able to reduce or even stop their anti-seizure medicines after having no seizures for several years. Certain types of childhood epilepsy go away or improve with age, usually in the late teens or 20s. • For many people, epilepsy is a lifelong condition. There is a very low risk of sudden death with epilepsy.

  9. OUTCOME: • Some people with epilepsy may be able to reduce or even stop their anti-seizure medicines after having no seizures for several years. Certain types of childhood epilepsy go away or improve with age, usually in the late teens or 20s. • For many people, epilepsy is a lifelong condition. In these cases, the anti-seizure drugs need to be continued. There is a very low risk of sudden death with epilepsy. However, serious injury can occur if a seizure occurs during driving or when operating equipment.

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