PPT-The Diagnosis and Treatment of Seizures

Zori Stoilova MD Neurology Virginia Mason Medical Center Disclosure Statement Dr Zori Stoilova has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose Learning Objectives. HSAJB. PRESENTER: NURULFAZIHA HAMIDON. SUPERVISOR: DR POH SIONG WI . OBJECTIVES. Know . how to approach a patient with seizure/fits. Know . how to approach a patient with syncope. Differentiate . between fits and faints, and make a provisional diagnosis. STS. 4/13/2015. Cerebrovascular Accident & Stroke. CVA: an interruption of blood flow to the brain. Stroke: loss of brain function due to a CVA. No. 1 risk factor: . hypertension. Other potential causes:. Gaetha Mills, RN, CNRN. 4. bed monitoring unit (with 4 additional beds being constructed). 5 epilepsy fellowship trained . Epileptologists. An. . epilepsy fellowship trained . Neurosurgeon. 4 epilepsy trained neuropsychologists. HSAJB. OBJECTIVES. Know . how to approach a patient with seizure/fits. Know . how to approach a patient with syncope. Differentiate . between fits and faints, and make a provisional diagnosis. Recognize . In 2005, a Task Force of the International League . Against Epilepsy . (ILAE) formulated conceptual definitions of “seizure. ” and . “epilepsy. ”. . The “two unprovoked seizure” definition of epilepsy . &. Samantha “the boss” Hall. Patient Diagnosis. Raymond’s Problem. Patient #3, Raymond, has been going through a rough time lately. His mom has brought him in and has said what has been going on with poor ole Raymond. He has been very aggressive and angry lately. However, his mother believes this could be an effect of her and his father getting a divorce. Last night, Raymond attended a laser tag birthday party at a friend’s house. After a night of partying hard and little sleep, Raymond started shaking and convulsing. He quit this episode before his mom arrived, but she still wanted to get him checked out. Raymond doesn’t remember falling to the floor and he smelled a very unpleasant odor right before he went down.. HSAJB. OBJECTIVES. Know . how to approach a patient with seizure/fits. Know . how to approach a patient with syncope. Differentiate . between fits and faints, and make a provisional diagnosis. Recognize . 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. Deepti Anbarasan, MD NYU School of Medicine NYC Neuropsychiatry, Private Practice 10/19/19 The Diagnosis of Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures from the Neurological & Psychiatric Perspectives Psychogenic New, alternative, and experimental. Olgica Laban-Grant, MD. Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group. Seizures are defined as abnormal discharge of electrical activity of brain resulting in transient impairment of motor, sensory or mental function.. 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). Melody Calla, PA-C. Physician Assistant. Department of Neurology. NorthShore. University . HealthSystem. Objectives. Describe and define different types of seizures. . Identify common causes of seizures. Is there a neurologic condition ?. Where is (are) the lesion(s) located ?. What are the possible causes?. Can the patient discharged from ER safely or is hospitalisation needed ?. Anatomical basis of NE. Patricia Dugan, . MD. Assistant Professor of Neurology. NYU . Langone. Medical Center. May . 5. , . 2012. Epilepsy is a common disorder. Estimated 2.2 million people with epilepsy in US (IOM report 2012).