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1
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Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES)

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Paroxysmal (sudden) episodes that resemble epileptic seizures; however, PNES are psychological in origin.

2
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How do you differentiate PNES from an epileptic seizure

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Video- EEG monitoring in an epilepsy monitoring unit. PNES will not show epileptiform activity on the EEG.

3
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see chart on pg 4 dfor diff between epileptic seizures and psychogenic

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ok

4
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Pt has a seizure in the hospital. What do you do?

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  • ABC (airway, breathing, circulation)
  • Place the patient on their side and administer oxygen
  • Ask the nurse to administer a benzodiazepine
  • Consider loading with anti-epileptic meds
5
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Seizures divided into what 2 groups

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  • Partial (focal)

- Generalized

6
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Definition of a partial seizure

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  • Starts in one hemisphere

- Can secondarily generealize

7
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Definition of a generalized seizure

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  • Those in which the first clinical changes indicate initial involvement of both hemispheres
8
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Patial seizures may be divided into 2 categories

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Simple Partial- consciousness intact

Complex partial- consciousness not intact

9
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Types of generalized seizures

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A- Absence
M- Myoclonic
C- Clonic
T- Tonic-clonic
T- Tonic
A- Atonic
10
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Absence seizures:

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Brief loss of consciousness where they stop doing whatever it is they were doing and stare at you blankly.
- lasts up to 30 seconds

11
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ABsence seizures may be induced with?

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HYPERVENTILATION…know

12
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Absence characterized by what type of EEG behavior

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3 hz spike and wave discharges

13
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Febrile seizures

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most common type of childhood seizure, affect 2-5% of children in the USA.

14
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Peak incidence of febrile seizures

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18 months

15
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Definition of febrile seizures

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Seizures that occur in kids with fevers between the ages of 6 and 60 months who do not have an intracranial infection, metabolic disturbance, or history of afebrile seizures

16
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Simple febrile seizure

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Isolated (once in a 24 hour period), generalized, brief

17
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Complex febrile seizure

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Multiple (occur more than once in a 24 hour period), focal, prolonged

18
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Recurrence of febrile seizure

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90% of kids have recurrence within 1 year of onset

19
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Risk factors for recurrence

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young age at onset
febrile seizures in 1st degree relative
low grade fever in ER
brief duration between fever and seizure

20
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Epilepsy can develop from febrile seizures. The risk factors for the development of epilepsy in children with febrile seizures is:

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  • complex febrile seizures
  • A family history of epilepsy
  • Neurologic impairment prior to the febrile seizure
21
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Long term management for a kid with simple febrile seizures

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Do not give anticovulsants to a kid with one or more simple febrile seizures.

If the parents are very concerned, give oral diazepem at teh onset of febrile illness

22
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Children with febrile status epilepticus are at risk for what

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hippocampal injury and a substantial number also have abnormalities in hippocampal development

23
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Focal slowing or attenuation are present in EEGs obtained within 72 hours in a substantial proportion of children with febrile status epilepticus and are highly associated with MRI evidence of Acute hippocampal injury

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24
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If neuroimaging is to be performed in a child, what is the preferred modality

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MRI