PPT-1 st Episode Of Seizure In Children

Dr Jeevan Silwal MDDNBFIPN Pediatric Neurologist Siliguri SEIZURES A seizure is defined as Transient occurrence of signs andor symptoms due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. Hampers MD MBA Louis A Spina MD Pediatric febrile seizures are by far the most common form of firsttime seizure in childhood The incidence of a single febrile seizure is approximately 4 of all children younger than 5 years Because these occur in ot Joyce Estes RN, MSN. . Objectives. By the end of this module, the student will be able to:. Explain what a seizure is and the incidence of patients who have seizures.. Differentiate between seizures and epilepsy.. Management:. Evidence Based Guidelines and . State of Care in CO. Kathleen Adelgais, MD MPH. Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Children’s Hospital Colorado. Introduction. Seizures are most common neurologic disorder in children. Another One. Practitioner Notes. Episode Description. Numberblock. . One. finds a tennis racket, ball and court, and tries to play tennis on her own. She realises tennis is not much fun with one and wanders off, a little sad. She (literally) bumps into a mirror, and briefly thinks she has met a new friend before realising it is only her reflection. However, it turns out to be a magic mirror, and her reflection comes to life as . Kinetic Theory. Gases are composed of . small. , . separate. particles called . molecules. .. Gas molecules are in . constant motion. .. All . collisions. between particles are . perfectly elastic. 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 . Appropriate Testing for Children With Pharyngitis . And. Appropriate Treatment for Children With . Upper Respiratory . Infection. Judith.rosen.1.ctr@us.af.mil. Overview. Appropriate testing for children with Pharyngitis . Dr. Pushpa Raj Sharma FCPS. Professor of Child Health. Institute of Medicine. Definitions. Seizure:. A sudden, involuntary, time-limited alteration in behavior, motor activity, autonomic function, consciousness, or sensation, accompanied by an abnormal electrical discharge in the brain. 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. . Dr M . Anas. Asstt. Professor. Atfal. (pediatrics), AKTC, AMU. Definition:. Febrile . seizures are the commonest provoked seizures affecting 3-5% children. They are . accompanied by fever (> 38. ‘. Fiveness. ’ of 5. In this episode . Five appears when One and Four combine. Children can see lots of things which come in fives, for example, a 5-pointed star, 5 fingers on one hand.. Ordering numbers. . Dr.A.VASUNDHARA. ,. Professor and HOD,. Department of Pediatrics. Sudden paroxysmal transitory disturbance in brain function which starts suddenly, stops spontaneously and shows a tendency to recur . . Recently after detection of low calcium in his lab tests he was referred to an endocrinologist for further evaluation and treatment . . PMH :. . seizure. . . Mental retardation ( He had a bad school performance even was not able to finish elementary school ..