PPT-Seizures Everything you need to know for managing a student with Seizures and First Aid

A condition of disturbed brain activity that causes changes in a persons 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. 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:. Mohamad Mikati MD. Wilburt C. Davison Professor of Pediatrics, . Professor of Neurobiology, Chief of Pediatric Neurology, . Duke University Medical Center. Milestones in AHC . and Parallels . with Epilepsy. 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. Coma. Stephen Deputy, MD, FAAP. LSU School of Medicine. Children’s Hospital,. New Orleans, LA. John K. Willis, MD. Seizures. ● . Lifetime. . Prevalence. Single seizure: 9%. Recurrent seizure: 0.5. Supervised by: . Dr.amani. Done by :. Eman. Al-. otibi. Darin Al –. radadi. Dina Al-. amam. Ebtehal. Al-. yami. An 18 m. old baby is admitted to the hospital B/C he is suffering from fever and convulsion.. 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. 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 . LSU School of Medicine. Children’s Hospital,. New Orleans, LA. John K. Willis, MD. Seizures. ● . Lifetime. . Prevalence. Single seizure: 9%. Recurrent seizure: 0.5. %*. * The definition of epilepsy is that of a chronic condition characterized by the occurrence of . 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. PRESENTED BY:. VISHNU.R.NAIR,. 4. TH. YEAR PHARM.D,. NATIONAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY,. KERALA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES(KUHS), KERALA STATE.. INDEX/ CONTENTS OF THIS PPT :. GENERAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Strategies for different systems. Seizures as a common medical issue. 10% of the population has 1-2 seizures over a lifetime. 1-1.5% of the population has recurrent seizures consistent with epilepsy—This is likely to be an underestimate if febrile seizures are included.. 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. A Guide to Understanding Seizures What is a seizure? A seizure is the physical response to increased electrical activity in the brain. The result is a synchronized �ring of brain cells. 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. .