PPT-Seizures and Epilepsy

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. E. PILEPTIC. / N. on. . Epileptic. What is that ???. Dr. . Samir. . Khalil. Consultant Pediatric Neurologist. Makassed Hospital. Clinical Assistant Professor. Al-Quds University. Al-. Quds. University. 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. In 2005, a Task Force of the International League . Against Epilepsy . (ILAE) formulated conceptual definitions of “seizure. ” and . “epilepsy. ”. . The “two unprovoked seizure” definition of epilepsy . Definition of Epilepsy. Group of disorders characterized by. excessive excitability of neurons in the CNS. Can produce a variety of symptoms ranging from brief periods of unconsciousness to violent convulsions. DR.ADRIANA MOCANU. SEIZURES and . EPILEPSIES . Definition.  . . Seizure. - sudden . episode, stereotyped. , with changes in motor activity , behavior, . sezitivo. -sensory activity, emotional activity and often of . . . of. . Neurology. , . Mediacal. . F. aculty. UPJŠ. Epileptic seizure: acute. Epilepsy. Status epilepticus. 1 YEAR. Epileptic. . seizure. Seizure. - . symptom. , . represents. . the. . clinical. Prof of child neurology . Faculty of medicine –The university of Jordan . Objectives . History . Epidemiology . Definitions : seizure , epilepsy , febrile convulsion , status epilepticus ,epileptic encephalopathy . Epileptologist. Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group. Marijuana Quotes/References. “A harmless giggle” ~ John Lennon. “When I was a kid I inhaled frequently. That was the point.” ~ Barack Obama. 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. . 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?. 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 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 .