Epilepsy

Question 1

What are the range of seizures?

Answer 1

• Breif pause

- Stiffening/ jerking of the body

Question 2

What are the Causes of epilepsy?

Answer 2

• Genetic disorder

- Brain injury (Trauma/ stroke)

Question 3

What are the types of epilepsy?

Answer 3

• Tonic/ clonic
• Temporal lobe
• Grandmal
• Petimal

Question 4

What is epilepsy?

Answer 4

Neurological disorder

Question 5

What occurs with epilepsy?

Answer 5

• Sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbances

- loss of consciousness associated with normal electrical activity (electrical storm)

Question 6

Treatments for epilepsy?

Answer 6

• Not curable
• medication
• surgery
• devices
• dietry changes

Question 7

What is a postitical state?

Answer 7

• Altered state of consciousness after a seizure.

- Lasts 5-30 min