PPT-Question 6 2 year old with seizures

Case 2 year old Second seizure Now resolved GCS 6 366 HR 146 cap refill lt 2 sec RR 12 sats 90 A List four 4 risk factors that increase the recurrence rate of a further febrile convulsion. E. PILEPTIC. / N. on. . Epileptic. What is that ???. Dr. . Samir. . Khalil. Consultant Pediatric Neurologist. Makassed Hospital. Clinical Assistant Professor. Al-Quds University. Al-. Quds. University. Lydia Burland. Learning Outcomes. By the end of the session you should;. Know of the common causes of seizure, including febrile fits and childhood epilepsy syndromes. Be able to explain to parents pathophysiology, as well as further investigation and management. Part 2 of 4. Neurology/Heme-Onc. 18April2014. Chauncey D. Tarrant, M.D.. Chief of Residents 13-14. 3% . of Initial Certifying Exam!!!. Pediatrics In Review Articles. Seizures. Malformations. PIR Quiz. 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. Questions taken from. At what age do human beings attain the predominant alpha frequency that is seen in adults?. A. 6-8 years. B. 8-10 years. C. 10-12 years. D. 12-14 years. E. 14-16 years. Basic EEG. 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.. Program Goals. Epilepsy. Prevalence in the United States. Epilepsy. Burden. Epilepsy. Treatment. Major Depression is Associated With Uncontrolled Seizures. Adverse Events are Common in Epilepsy Patients. Teaching . Neuro. Images. Neurology. . Resident and Fellow Section. Triplett, et al. VIGNETTE. . A 54-year-old right-handed female was referred for evaluation of drug resistant epilepsy. . Aged . 16, while riding in a park in . The US Manual Used by Coders and Insurers to Determine MS-DRG Placement, Coverage, and Payment Policies . Gregory L. Barkley, MD. Ellen Riker, NAEC Executive Director. G40 Epilepsy and recurrent seizures . 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. clonic. seizure lasting 2-3 minutes and aborted spontaneously. Her seizure was preceded by nausea and a sensation of light headedness. She remained in an altered mental status for 2 hours, after regaining consciousness she had no recollection of the episode. She had a non-contrast CT of the brain showing faint basal ganglia calcification (Fig 2), MRI of the brain showed . CASE #1 following a MVA 4 years ago. Reports having two nocturnal seizures (witnessed by her husband) since her last visit. She may have missed medication doses prior. She has no medical problems. N 183 Dravet syndrome in a 13-year-old child B. Vengamma, J. Varadaraja, T. Naveen Department of Neurology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati ABSTRACT Dravet syndrome is a rare ge immature brain has many differences from the mature brain that render it more excitable and more likely to develop seizures. . Generalized . clonic. seizures that are bilateral, symmetric, and synchronous are uncommon in the neonatal period presumably due to decreased connectivity associated with incomplete myelination at this age. .