On 2/25/2016, CM met with the client to complete Bi-Weekly ILP Review. Client was was alert, satisfactorily groomed, and casually dressed. She was cooperative and appropriate in the meeting. She didn’t made eye contact. Client reported she is happy because she met a new acquaintance and they went out for breakfast this morning.…
There is a member of the women’s soccer team that has an undiagnosed exercised induced disease. She has been to a vast amount of doctors and the only thing they have been able to do is to rule out seizures. Although, seizures may have been rules out she still presents with very seizure-like symptoms when it happens. She starts by losing cognitive function and no one is able to get her to respond to his or her attempts at getting her attention. She also has a tendency during this stage to start hitting her legs, in the belief that this somehow will help or just a twitch that comes with the episode.…
These seizures affect the whole body which can result in losing consciousness and having muscle rigidity. Another type of seizure that can occur is called status epilepticus. This is explained as being life threatening and is one experiences a continuous state of seizure activity which can last longer than several minutes. Some more symptoms are that this disease can be causes by mutations in the EPM2A gene or the NHLRC1 gene (Lafora progressive n.d.).Dysfunction in the EPM2A gene will prevent cells from producing function laforin (Lafora progressive n.d.). The NHLRC1 gene mutations prevents the production of working malin (Lafora progressive n.d.)…
The one letter abbreviations for my chosen DNA was MRFRFGVVVPPAVA which it’s protein name is Laforin Isform. The protein Laforin Isform is connected to the disease Lafora disease (LD). This is a autosomal resessive, progressive myclonus epilepsy. This Progressive myclonus epilepsy has different amount of diseases which end up causing muscle contractions and seizures. This disease manifest during adolescence with tonic-clonic seizures, myclones,absence, visual hallucinations and drop attacks which is falling with weakness of the legs or knees.…
1) Does age of a patient play a role in how much of his or her brain causes seizures and what parts of their brain cause seizures? I remember learning that Dr. Ben Carson did a hemispherectomy (one of the hemispheres of the brain or half of the brain is removed) in a little girl (age 4-5) who had seizures and that the girl had no brain impairment later in life. 2) Can a patient who has an MRI scan done on them experience negative side effects due to the MRI equipment or procedure? I know that exposure to too much X-ray radiation can be detrimental to one's health. Since MRI scans produce better images of the brain than CT scans, which use X-ray particles, I was wondering there are patient related reasons when doctors may opt to order a CT…
When you start getting quoted for auto insurance in Maitland, it's important to know the factors used by insurance companies. Several medical conditions could affect your premiums in a negative way. By knowing about them, you can counteract the cost of insurance in other ways. Diabetes If you have diabetes, you run the risk of having hypoglycemic episodes.…
An epileptic seizure can present itself in something as simple as a blank stare or it may be as severe as a full body tonic-clonic convulsive state. Most seizures cause no lasting harm and range in length from 30 seconds to 2 minutes, however, if a seizure lasts longer than 5 minutes, or the patient is having multiple seizures in a row without gaining consciousness in between, it…
In both clinical observation and animal models, infants have experienced seizures a period of hours after an initial asphyxia event, the effect that these seizures have in terms of neural damage however, is not known. Meldrum (1999) seizures as the sudden simultaneous firing of cells in a particular part of the brain. This is shown as high amplitude/high frequency EEG waves; and could cause physical convulsions of the body. The effect to the brain is a lot more wide spread with consequences that occur both during and for some time after the seizure activity. A paper by Fernandes, Dube, Boyet, Marescaux and Nehlig (1999) explained that knowing how the brain would react to an epileptic event after a period of asphyxia at one point in development,…
Parental Thoughts and Actions Regarding Their Child’s First Febrile Seizure Febrile seizures (FS) are a common convulsive disorder triggered by a fever during early childhood between the ages of 6 months and 5 years. They have no important negative effects on the patients cognitive development and usually represent a benign condition which does not require an extensive workup. To medical professionals, FS are just an everyday, harmless phenomenon with good prognosis, but to the inexperienced parents, the sight of their convulsing child may be one of the most frightening moments of their lives. I chose this article because it serves as a good reminder that as a nurse, not only do we need focus on the physiological aspect of care, but also…
Neurotheology tries to explain the neuronal correlates of subjective spiritual experiences. The overall findings of this so called spiritual neuroscience are very controversial though. Interestingly enough, this “God spot” in the brain can be associated with temporal lobe epilepsy. The condition occurring during temporal lobe epilepsy seizures and including hypergrafia, hyperreligiosity, reduces sexual interest (hyposexuality), fainting spells and pedantism is called Geschwind syndrome, after Norman Geschwind, who was the first neurologist to note a set of religious behavioural traits to the seizures.…
The patient had not taken any treatments for the headache and the pain was a level 7 out of10.Discharge diagnosisPatient is admitted to the hospital on January 31st with wife who witnessed the patient's first seizure. The patient understands why they were hospitalized at the time and is worried about seizures changing current lifestyle. Specific teaching for seizures includes an understanding of the disease, cutting down on risk factors, treatment, and precautions. The mechanism of a seizure is described as, “a sudden, explosive, disorderly discharge of cerebral neurons and it is characterized by a sudden, transient alteration in brain function, usually involving motor,sensory, autonomic, or psychic clinical manifestation and a temporary altered level of arousal”(Osborn & Watson 2014, p.354). In laymen terms for the patient to understand, a seizure can bedescribed as a an uncontrolled discharge of neurons in the brain.…
The factors determine the severity of the persons condition and the impact it has on there life. D. Summarize - There is no cure for epilepsy but medicines can control seizures for most people. (Symptoms) A. Transitional – So now that you know what epilepsy is, I am going to explain some of the symptoms that lead to having a seizure. B. Evidence - According to mayoclinic.org, doctors generally classify seizures as either focal or generalized, depending on how abnormal brain activity begins.(2017) C. Analysis - Seizures can affect any process of your brain coordinates, signs and symptoms may include confusion, a staring spell, uncontrollable jerking movements of the arms and legs, loss of consciousness, or anxiety.…
Courts have examined claims that detentions of students by school officials constitute an unlawful seizure. A seizure occurs when individuals feel they are not free to leave, such as when students are detained by school administrators for questioning. The Tenth Circuit, however, noted: “To qualify as a seizure in the school context, the limitation on the student’s freedom of movement must significantly exceed that inherent in every-day, compulsory attendance.” As in the cases involving searches, courts examine school officials’ actions to determine if a seizure or detainment of a student is reasonable—that is, justified at its inception and not excessively intrusive in light of the student’s age and sex and the specific infraction.…
I have any amazing daughter, named Madison, who has the unfortunate diagnosis of epilepsy. She is a beautiful, courageous, compassionate, caring little girl. I truly believe that she was placed on this earth to touch people's hearts. Since she could talk, she would approach strangers and compliment them. Her ability to affect people is a beautiful thing to bare witness to.…
Epilepsy Have you ever seen a bunch of flashing lights and thought that they looked spectacular? Some might be able to look at it with admiration. Some may look away because of how they might react to seeing it. It’s possible that you may faint, pass out, or have a seizure. This may happen to people, and those people probably have epilepsy.…