PDF-EPILEPSY: Amanual for Medical and Clinical Officers in Africa

Bureau for Epilepsy Organization International League Against EpilepsyAmanual for Medicaland Clinical Officers ILEPSYWHOMSDMBD0202 Epy. By Laura Parker. Define an epileptic seizure, epilepsy and status . epilepticus. Name common causes and factors that may predispose an individual to epileptic seizures. Recognise the symptoms a patient may present with who has epilepsy. Gaetha Mills, RN, CNRN. 4. bed monitoring unit (with 4 additional beds being constructed). 5 epilepsy fellowship trained . Epileptologists. An. . epilepsy fellowship trained . Neurosurgeon. 4 epilepsy trained neuropsychologists. Mazen. Al-Hakim, M.D.. Focal Epilepsy. Localization related. Part. i. al. seizures.. Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE) is the most common type. Hipocampal Sclerosis (HS) . (Mesial Temporal Sclerosis) is the most common cause of TLE. 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, . Mikiko. Takeda, M.S., . Pharm.D. ., . PhC. Assistant Professor. University of New Mexico. College of Pharmacy. 1. Leaning objectives. Pharmacists. To review pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and to detect possible adverse reactions at early stage.. 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. . Mike Glynn, IBE President 12. th. Epilepsy and Society European Conference . Porto August 2010. 1 Position Statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions Authors: Sameer M Zuberi 1 , Elaine Wirrell 2 , Elissa Yozawitz 3 , Jo M Wilmshurst 4 , Nicola Specchio 5 , Kate Riney 6 Can. J. Neurol. Sci. 2003; 30: 228-232 228THE CANADIAN JOURNALOF NEUROLOGICALSCIENCES Manifestation of Multiple SclerosisAntonio Gambardella, Paola Valentino, Angelo Labate, Grazia Sibilia, Mario Zapp Dr . Taha. . Sadig. . Ahmed. , . Consultant. . Neuerophysiologist. KAUH and KKUH. . Definition of . seizure and Epilepsy . Seizures are symptoms of a disturbance in brain function , which can be due to epilepsy or other causes . They are symptoms of a disturbance in brain function . Sarah Durica, . M.D.. Assistant Professor. Department of Neurology. The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. EXPERIMENTAL OR OFF-LABEL . DRUG/THERAPY/DEVICE DISCLOSURE. I . will be discussing .