PPT-Neonatal Seizures Parrish Winesett, MD

January 5 2023 How to think about seizures in Neonatal Period Seizure versus Non epileptic spells Etiology of seizure Treatment pretty standardized but some precision medicine Prognosis and when to stop treatment. Kelly Macanip. Monique Crum . Seizures. A seizure . is an . episode of . disturbed brain activity that cause changes in attention or behavior. . An epilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures over time. . 1. Focal epileptic seizures emanate from an . epileptogenic. . focus anywhere within cortical and sometimes . subcortical. brain regions, leading to . localisable. and . asymmetric . semiology. . ‘. Learning objectives . Gain organised knowledge in the subject area of seizures and epilepsy. Be able to correctly interpret diagnostic information in people with seizures. Know and apply the relevant evidence and/or guidelines to different clinical presentations of seizures and epilepsy. Coma. Stephen Deputy, MD, FAAP. LSU School of Medicine. Children’s Hospital,. New Orleans, LA. John K. Willis, MD. Seizures. ● . Lifetime. . Prevalence. Single seizure: 9%. Recurrent seizure: 0.5. Robert S. Fisher, MD, PhD. Maslah. Saul MD Professor of Neurology. Director, Stanford Epilepsy Center. In 2017, the ILAE released a new classification of seizure types, largely based upon the existing classification formulated in 1981. Primary differences include specific listing of certain new focal seizure types that may previously only have been in the generalized category, use of awareness as a surrogate for consciousness, emphasis on classifying focal seizures by the first clinical manifestation (except for altered awareness), a few new generalized seizure types, ability to classify some seizures when onset is unknown, and renaming of certain terms to improve clarity of meaning.. PRESENTED BY. GERRY BROPHY. Training in Care Solutions. The brain is made up of billions of neurons, or nerve cells. These are the electrically charged units that, as they communicate with each other, organize electrical energy to make the brain work.. Supervised by: . Dr.amani. Done by :. Eman. Al-. otibi. Darin Al –. radadi. Dina Al-. amam. Ebtehal. Al-. yami. An 18 m. old baby is admitted to the hospital B/C he is suffering from fever and convulsion.. Robert S. Fisher, MD, PhD. Maslah. Saul MD Professor of Neurology. Director, Stanford Epilepsy Center. In 2017, the ILAE released a new classification of seizure types, largely based upon the existing classification formulated in 1981. Primary differences include specific listing of certain new focal seizure types that may previously only have been in the generalized category, use of awareness as a surrogate for consciousness, emphasis on classifying focal seizures by the first clinical manifestation (except for altered awareness), a few new generalized seizure types, ability to classify some seizures when onset is unknown, and renaming of certain terms to improve clarity of meaning.. Dr . Abdulhafeez. Mohamed . Khair. MBBS.CABP.MHPE.MRCPCH. Pediatric Neurology Clinical Fellow. CME activity, 12-5-2015. Presentation headlines. Overview & background.. Simple febrile seizures.. Complex/complicated febrile seizures.. Robert S. Fisher, MD, PhD. Maslah. Saul MD Professor of Neurology. Director, Stanford Epilepsy Center. In 2017, the ILAE released a new classification of seizure types, largely based upon the existing classification formulated in 1981. Primary differences include specific listing of certain new focal seizure types that may previously only have been in the generalized category, use of awareness as a surrogate for consciousness, emphasis on classifying focal seizures by the first clinical manifestation (except for altered awareness), a few new generalized seizure types, ability to classify some seizures when onset is unknown, and renaming of certain terms to improve clarity of meaning.. A . condition of disturbed brain activity that causes changes in a person’s attention or behavior.. Epilepsy is a disorder in which a person has repeated seizures over a period of time. Seizures are a disorder of brain function due to a medical condition, injury to the brain or cause may be unknown. Seldom associated with brain damage.. Delin . Wang. Samir. Patel. Introduction. A seizure is a paroxysmal event due to abnormal, excessive, hypersynchronous discharges from an aggregate of CNS neurons.. Depending on the distribution of discharges, various manifestations can occur. Epilepsy: Key Facts. Partial-Onset Seizures: Key Facts. Partial-Onset Seizures: Nomenclature. Focal Seizure Types. Partial-Onset Seizures: Diagnosis. Case 1: Woman With Refractory Seizures. Case 1 (cont). yr. of age and are often, owing to their brevity, overlooked by parents for many months even though they can occur up to hundreds of times per day. The characteristic of the attack is a brief . arrest.