PPT-Chapter 24 Drugs for Epilepsy

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. Background Information. Ten year old boy.. Was at a party and started shaking and convulsing.. Lately he has been overly aggressive and very angry. . Does not remember falling down, but he does remember an unpleasant odor when he did.. World’s most serious brain disorder. A disorder of brain function that takes the form recurrent seizures. Seizures can take a wide variety of forms. - Convulsing. . - A blank stare - Uncharacteristic behaviour . MD, DM,. . FIACM, MNAMS. Associate Professor,. Department of Neurology,. King George’s Medical University, Lucknow. Epilepsy. MCQ-1. When do you label a “seizure” as “epilepsy”?. Presence of family history. 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. Kathryn J. Swoboda, MD, FACMG. Matthew . Sweney. , MS, MD. AHCF International . Family Conference. San Francisco, CA. June 28. th. , 2012. What is SUDEP?. Sudden, unexpected, witnessed or . unwitnessed. 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. at Queen’s Park. October 27, 2015. 15 . epilepsy agencies across Ontario represent nearly 90,000 people living with epilepsy. . Epilepsy agencies provide direct support to a sub-set of individuals and families living with epilepsy.. American Epilepsy Society. Created by the . Pediatric . Workgroup of the Student & Resident . Education . C. ommittee. American Epilepsy Society . 2015. PC Slide-. 1. O. utline. Section 1: Seizures and Epilepsy Syndromes Presenting in Neonates and Early Infancy. Ingo Helbig, MD. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Disclosure. I have nothing to disclose.. Learning Objectives. Diagnostic work-up in suspected genetic epilepsies. Neonatal epileptic encephalopathy. What is epilepsy?. Why should we learn about epilepsy?. Medical aspects of epilepsy. Common myths and misconceptions about epilepsy. What can you do to mitigate the problem?. Summary . 2. Dr R P Joshi. . Mike Glynn, IBE President 12. th. Epilepsy and Society European Conference . Porto August 2010. ICD-9-CM ICD-10-CM 345.01 Generalized nonconvulsive epilepsy, with intractable epilepsy G40.A11 Absence epileptic syndrome, intractable, with status epilepticus G40.A19 Absence epile 89