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VERVIEW Definition Classification of seizure Types of seizure Focal seizure Generalized seizure Etiopathogenesis Approach to a patient of seizure Antiepileptic drug therapy Differential diagnosis of seizure. 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. Epilepsy is when people have reoccurring seizures. Seizures are all different. Sometimes it causes people to fall down and shake all over. Sometimes it makes people go still and quiet. Everybody’s epilepsy is different. DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MEDICINE. MADURAI MEDICAL COLLEGE. DEFINITION. CLASSIFICATION. ETIOLOGY. MECHANISM OF SEIZURES. STAGES IN EVOLUTION GTCS. SYMPTOMS OF INDIVIDUAL SEIZURE TYPES. INVESTIGATION. MANAGEMENT. Presenter: Dr. . Shravan. Kumar. Moderator: Prof. R. K. Gaur. INTRODUCTION. Clinicians have recognized the association of epilepsy with . psychiatric disorders . since . antiquity.. . At . the turn of the 19th century, . 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.. CHILD NEUROLOGIST. Febrile Seizures. Febrile seizures are seizures that . occur. . between the age of 6 and 60 . mo. . with a temperature of . 38C . or higher. ,. . that are not the result of central nervous system infection . Prof of child neurology . Faculty of medicine –The university of Jordan . Objectives . History . Epidemiology . Definitions : seizure , epilepsy , febrile convulsion , status epilepticus ,epileptic encephalopathy . 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. . Redab. . Al-. Ghawanmeh. Objectives. Definitions. Epidemiology. Classification. Etiology. Epileptic . syndroms. Treatment. Prognosis. Disorders that mimic seizures. Definitions. Seizure. Epilepsy. Status . A . transient occurrence of signs or symptoms due to abnormal excessive or . synchronous neuronal . activity in the . brain. Protean manifestations. 5–10% of the . population. Seizure versus epilepsy?. 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. Aida M. . Salonga. , MD. Director and Professor. Institute of Child Health and Human Development. National Institutes of Health . University of the Philippines Manila. 1. Objectives. 2. To present the prevalence of Epilepsy in ASD. 89 Is a sudden involuntary alteration in perception or behavior caused by an abnormal synchronized discharge of cortical neurons.. . note; a seizure is a symptom and not a disease.. Epilepsy:. is a medical disorder marked by recurrent, unprovoked seizures..