PPT-SEIZURES AND EPILEPSIES CONF.DR. INGRITH MIRON

DRADRIANA MOCANU SEIZURES and EPILEPSIES Definition   Seizure sudden episode stereotyped with changes in motor activity behavior sezitivo sensory activity emotional activity and often of . —2—6th.Int.Conf.onThermal,MechanicalandMultiphysicsSimulationandExperimentsinMicro-ElectronicsandMicro-Systems,EuroSimE2005 6th.Int.Conf.onThermal,MechanicalandMultiphysicsSimulationandExper ILAE Commission for Classification and Terminology. Purpose of the International Classification of Seizures and Epilepsies . To provide a common international terminology and classification. Largely for clinical (treatment) purposes. 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. 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. China-US . Partnership. It all started . in the summer of 2006 because of . “the . grid. ”. Open Science Grid (. OSG. ). HTC . at the National Level. We first met … . Not really … . Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 09:38:22 +0200. Questions taken from. At what age do human beings attain the predominant alpha frequency that is seen in adults?. A. 6-8 years. B. 8-10 years. C. 10-12 years. D. 12-14 years. E. 14-16 years. Basic EEG. Purpose: for clinical diagnosis. Transparent language: use words that mean what they say. Unknown. Immune. Infectious. Structural. Etiology. Metabolic. Genetic. Co-morbidities. Epilepsy types. Focal. A . condition of disturbed brain activity that causes changes in a person’s 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.. Parmeet. . Manku. , Nashita Tabassum, Megi . Qirkollari. . November 27, 2018. PHM 142 Fall 2018. Instructor: Dr. J. Henderson. What is epilepsy? . Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by sudden and recurrent episodes of unprovoked 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 . 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. AKINGSENSEOFEPIDEMIOLOGICALDATA What is meant by epilepsy? Diagnostic certainty is paramount in epidemiology.Withoutit, few valid epidemiological inferences can be made. 1 This isespecially important 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. .