PPT-EPILEPSY AND SEIZURES- A DEEP INSIGHT

PRESENTED BY VISHNURNAIR 4 TH YEAR PHARMD NATIONAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY KERALA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCESKUHS KERALA STATE INDEX CONTENTS OF THIS PPT GENERAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. PYSC 4080. By: Misha Nili. Contents. Definitions. History. Seizure Stages. Classification. Mechanisms of Action. Neurotransmission. Genetics. Neuroanatomy. Neurodevelopment. Treatments. Cuttlefish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1T4ZgkCuiM. 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 . DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MEDICINE. MADURAI MEDICAL COLLEGE. DEFINITION. CLASSIFICATION. ETIOLOGY. MECHANISM OF SEIZURES. STAGES IN EVOLUTION GTCS. SYMPTOMS OF INDIVIDUAL SEIZURE TYPES. INVESTIGATION. MANAGEMENT. Definition of Epilepsy. Group of disorders characterized by. excessive excitability of neurons in the CNS. Can produce a variety of symptoms ranging from brief periods of unconsciousness to violent convulsions. DR.ADRIANA MOCANU. SEIZURES and . EPILEPSIES . Definition.  . . Seizure. - sudden . episode, stereotyped. , with changes in motor activity , behavior, . sezitivo. -sensory activity, emotional activity and often of . Prof of child neurology . Faculty of medicine –The university of Jordan . Objectives . History . Epidemiology . Definitions : seizure , epilepsy , febrile convulsion , status epilepticus ,epileptic encephalopathy . Epileptologist. Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group. Marijuana Quotes/References. “A harmless giggle” ~ John Lennon. “When I was a kid I inhaled frequently. That was the point.” ~ Barack Obama. 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. Seizures and Epilepsy. A seizure is a brief, excessive discharge of brain electrical activity that changes how a person feels, senses, thinks, or behaves. . Epilepsy is a disorder in which a person has two or more seizures without a clear cause. . Executive Medical Director – Neurosciences. Boys Town National Research Hospital. What is a Seizure?. A “storm in the brain”. Abnormal, synchronized electrical activity, changing a child’s movements, alertness, or sensation. James J. Riviello, Jr., MD. The IOM Report, Epilepsy. IOM Committee on the . Public Health Dimensions of . the Epilepsies. IOM Report: Types of Patient Education. Epilepsy-specific knowledge & skills. 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). 1 Position Statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions Authors: Sameer M Zuberi 1 , Elaine Wirrell 2 , Elissa Yozawitz 3 , Jo M Wilmshurst 4 , Nicola Specchio 5 , Kate Riney 6 Can. J. Neurol. Sci. 2003; 30: 228-232 228THE CANADIAN JOURNALOF NEUROLOGICALSCIENCES Manifestation of Multiple SclerosisAntonio Gambardella, Paola Valentino, Angelo Labate, Grazia Sibilia, Mario Zapp