PPT-The Brain and Epilepsy efmn.org

Introductions who we are Amanda Pike Education Senior Program Manager Epilepsy Foundation of MN Jeannine Conway Pharm D University of MN member of Professional Advisory Board of Epilepsy Foundation of MN. 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 . PYSC 4080. By: Misha Nili. Contents. Definitions. History. Seizure Stages. Classification. Mechanisms of Action. Neurotransmission. Genetics. Neuroanatomy. Neurodevelopment. Treatments. Cuttlefish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1T4ZgkCuiM. 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.. 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.. November 8, 2018. efmn.org. . What do you know about the people in your program, facility, and under your care?. efmn.org. . When . older adults have . epilepsy…. There are 300,000 older adults in the U.S. that have epilepsy. 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. The SUDEP and Seizure Safety Checklist:. A free evidence based clinical tool to support risk communication as part of any review of an epilepsy care plan or consultation. Includes 19 factors of risk and well-being and 41 key scientific references. 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. Dr . Shpresa. Pula, Clinical Research Fellow. Dr Marian McGowan, Consultant Paediatrician. November, 2019 . Acknowledgments . Dr Karine Lascelles, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist . Assistant Professor Medicine. Classify epilepsy and describe the epidemiology of epilepsy. Enlist the risk factors of epilepsy. Identify provoked and unprovoked seizure. Enlist the causes of epilepsy. Dr. Cyrus Boelman. Neurology, BC Children’s Hospital. CLAE Biennial Meeting 2016. Disclosures. None. Case . A. Germline. Mutation. Case . A. 3.5 month old term, non-. dysmorphic. boy. West syndrome:. M.V.Sc Scholar. Bihar Veterinary College. B.A.S.U. Patna. VCM-604. What is Epilepsy-. It is a neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain.. Overview. Noncomunicable. Disease. Recurrent . Sizzures. , Brief Episodes of involuntary movement may involve a part of the body (partial) or the entire body (generalized) and are sometimes accompanied by loss of consciousness and control of bowel or bladder function..