Epilepsy

You should call 911 when your patients' seizure last longer than how many minutes?

After the seizure is over, you should place the person supine to avoid choking. T/F?

Dilantin and Tegretol are what type of drugs?

Name two side effects of antiepileptic drugs:

This is the primary diagnostic tool for epilepsy, it is used to evaluate the brains electrical activity:

Epilepsy is chronic. T/F?

What are the four most common etiologies for epilepsy?

This type of seizure involves the whole brain and therefore the whole body:

This type of seizure starts in one part of the brain and affects the part of the body controlled by that part of the brain:

This type of imaging scan uses radioactive material to look at active areas of the brain:

An epileptic seizure is the result of _________ __________ ___________ of cells of large aggregates of neurons in parts of the brain.

Name 2 systems affected by epilepsy:

What is one surgical intervention for epilepsy?

What is one functional limitation of epilepsy?

What is one impairment of epilepsy?

Name one important thing you should educate your patient dx with epilepsy on:

Your patient may experience rigidity or go limp during a seizure (depending on the type of seizure) T/F?

Name 2 safety precautions to take if your patient has an epileptic seizure:

Describe the environment which could be potentially hazardous for your patient with epilepsy:

High stress activities and situations are NOT a concern for patients dx with epilepsy. T/F?

Name two other medical professionals whom we may refer our patient with epilepsy to:

What age can epilepsy occur at?

Name 2 inducers of an epileptic seizure: