Tonic–clonic seizure

we never moved. My mother looked over at my dad and realized he was having a seizure. At the time I did not know what that was; all I remember is a blur of my sister calling 911, and us going to the hospital. It was one of the scariest moments of my life; I thought my dad was dying. Later that night my mom explained to us what a seizure was, and that he was going to be okay. This was the first time my dad had a seizure, and the doctors did not know why. He was sent home from the emergency room

epileptic seizure, which is called a tonic-clonic seizure. There are many other kinds of seizures, and each has different sets of signs and symptoms. During generalized seizures the whole brain is affected and the initial symptom is loss of consciousness. This category includes such seizures as absence seizure, myoclonic seizure, and atonic attack. Those seizures affect the whole body and brain of the patient, and are much more serious than partial or focal seizure, which

Epilepsy is a common medical condition characterized by repeated seizures due to a disorder of the brain cells. the data was limited regarding the prescribing pattern and side effects of various anti epileptic drugs in various population. The aim of present study was to evaluate the effective use of anti epileptic drugs in the management of various types of epileptic seizures over a period of six months. Materials and methods: A prospective observational study was conducted among epileptic patients

“epilepsy” is derived from Greek word “epilambanein”, which means “to seize upon” or “to attack”. In this modern world, epilepsy is one of the most frequent neurodegenerative diseases. Epilepsy is a condition in which a person has recurrent seizures. Seizure can defined as an abnormal, disorderly discharging of nerve cells of brain; resulting in a temporary disturbance of motor, sensory, or mental function. Epilepsy is the most common neurological condition affecting people of all ages, race, and

Thus, 77% of the patients had less than five seizure recurrences (Bouma et al., 1997). Children with BCECT have no antecedent history of a neurological insult or condition that could explain their epilepsy, and have no obvious focal neurological deficits and generally have normal intellect (Pardoe et

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000 new diagnoses yearly (“What Happens during a Seizure”, 2014). The age of onset can begin as early as infancy and is most common during childhood. In some cases, there is no specific cause for epilepsy. However, the most common cause is a birth defect or developmental disorder. Those that have experienced head trauma, brain infections, or a minor brain injury can also lead to seizures, or epilepsy. The developing brain is more prone to seizures therefor there is a higher incidence in the pediatric

is a variety of seizures a person with epilepsy may experience depending on which part(s) of the brain is affected by the electrical burst of activity in the brain and how much of the brain is affected (Petersen, Walker, Runge, & Kessler, 1998). Seizures symptoms can range from undetectable to unconsciousness. When a person has two or more unprovoked seizures, they are considered to have epilepsy, but the cause of the seizures is usually unknown at the time of diagnoses. A seizure occurs when the

life-threatening ailment in which the brain is in a state of persistent seizure. Definitions differ, but conventionally it is well-defined as one constant unremitting seizure lasting longer than 5 minutes, or recurring seizures without recuperating consciousness between seizures for greater than 5 minutes. When recurring seizures happen at a frequency which does not let consciousness to be recouped in the interval between seizures, it is called status epilepticus. Severe and perpetual brain impairment

measures that the nurse can share with the roommate which can help prevent the patient from injury in case there is reoccurrence of the seizure in the presence of him. It is important for the nurse the educate the roommate about seizure precautions protocols including not make attempt to insert any foreign object in the mouth of the patient as many believe that seizure patient can swallow their tongue and often take unscientific measures to help prevent that. The roommate should be educated about moving