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18 Cards in this Set
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what type of seizure includes aura's, no change in awareness nor LOC, repetitive motor movement or emotion?
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simple partial
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what type of seizure includes alteration in consciouness, amnesia, bizarre behavior, may follow simple partial seizures?
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complex partial
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what type of seizure includes begin focally and become generalized, may begin as simple of complex partial seizures?
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secondarily generalized partial
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what are the most common types of seizures in adults?
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partial, often originate in limbic system
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how do you treat partial seizures?
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monotherapy - choose one - carbamazepine, phenytoin, topiramate
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what type of seizure includes brief lapses of consciousness (<10 seconds), fluttering eyelids, slight hand movements, autonomic disturbances, 3-4 Hz spikes, and lack of postictal period?
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absence
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what type of seizure includes uni or bilateral sudden jerks that are single or repetitive, spike and wave on EEG, and may be provoked by a sensory stimulus?
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myoclonic
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what kind of seizure describes absence, tonic-clonic, and myoclonic seizures?
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generalized
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what type of seizure includes aura of rising epigastric sensation, deja vu, fear followed by staring, lip smacking that lasts for 1-3 minutes and are follwed by several minutes of postictal time?
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mesial temporal lobe
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what type of seizure may be associated with sleep deprivation, menstruation, or stress?
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mesial temporal
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what type of seizure is associated with sharp waves?
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mesial temporal
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what type of seizure is most refractory to meds and may be a good candidate for surgery?
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mesial temporal
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how do you treat tonic-clonic seizures?
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VPA, topiramate, phenytoin
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how do you treat absence seizures?
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ethosuximide, VPA, lamotrigine
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how do you treat myoclonic seizures?
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VPA, clonazepam
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how do you treat atonic seizures?
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VPA, topiramate, phenytoin
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when is a patient a candidate for surgery?
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after failing 3 different AEDs
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what type of seizures are treated with corpus callosotomy?
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tonic-clonic and variants when resection is not an option
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