| A | B |
|---|
| seizure | brief episode abn electrical activity of brain |
| convulsion | spasmodic contract. of muscles during seizure |
| epilepsy | chronic recurrent pattern of seizures |
| status epilepticus | series of tonic/clonic seiz, life threatening |
| assessed during seizure | onset,duration,LOC,movement |
| tx for seizures | meds, check therapeutic levels |
| what's done during a seizure | protect, do not restrain |
| aura | immed before, sensory |
| epileptic cry | spasms of resp muscles |
| tonic phase | muscle contract rigidly |
| clonic phase | alt between contract & relax |
| post ictal phase | after seizure-HA, drowsy, confusion |
| pre ictal phase | before seiz, vague emot. changes |
| absence seizures | aka petit mal common in children |
| myoclonic | sudden, excessive jerking |
| atonic seizures | loss of muscle tone, falls to ground |
| tonic-clonic seizure | aka grand mal, events of phases |
