Focal seizures - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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PART 1 NURS 161 EXAM PREVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ seizure is uncontrolled, sudden, excessive discharge of electrical activity resulting in a range of changes to the body in behavior or loss of consciousness Epilepsy is a chronic disorder that is characterized by two seizures unprovoked by any immediately cause that happen more than 24 hours apart What are the types of seizures 1. Generalized seizures 2. Focal seizures Generalized seizures is affects the whole brain an...

An EEG obtained within 24 hours following a closed head injury would be LEAST likely to show a. focal polymorphic delta activity b. focal spike activity c. asymmetry of the background activity d. slowing over the posterior head regions - focal spike activity The EEG of a patient with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is most likely to show: a. occipital spikes b. 1.5 Hz spike and wave discharges c. temporal sharp waves d. 3 Hz spike and wave discharges - 1.5 Hz spike and wave discharges Which of...

Abnormal, sudden, electrical signals fired from neurons within the brain, may be either generalized or focal - correct answer seizure disorders Contributing factors for seizures (7 things, SATA question) - correct answer sleep loss, electrolyte imbalance, infection (meningitis), drug or etoh withdrawal, trauma (head injury), brain tumors, high fever Generalized seizures have discharge from - correct answer both hemispheres Tonic - Clonic seizures - correct answer violent muscle ...

Pathophysiology Exam 1 UTMB Questions With Verified Answers Migraine without Aura 85% of migraines, pulsatile, throbbing, unilateral, can last 4-72 hours, aggravated by physical activity, can be accompanied by N/V, sensitivity to light, sounds, smells, and visual disturbances Migraine with Aura 15% of migraines, pulsatile, throbbing, unilateral, aggravated by physical activity, can be accompanied by N/V, sensitivity to light, sounds, smells, and visual disturbance, develops over 5-20 min...

CLTM EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2024 BAEP / R - Brainstem auditory evoked potential / response -Diagnosis for cerbellopontine angle tumors, mutliple sclerosis, brainstem lesions, metabolic and toxic encephalopathies,brain death, and early prediction of outcome in postraumatic coma, Kindling - Development of epileptic seizures (in rats) that results from repeated focal stimulation and leads to the development of a predisposition to epileptiform convulsions. Similar to a log will not bu...

NP Neuro Assessment NP ASSESMENT Chamberlain College Nursing - Question and answers verified to passSeizure history of present illness questions - correct answer Frequency - age on first onset, length of sz, Onset - chronic or acute? Location - Where spams begins or change in motor activity Duration - increasing, persisting Character - aura, mood changes, focal motor actiity, flaccidity, tensions, twitching, transient paralysis, sleep following sz, LOC, pupil changes, loss of consciousnes...

What are the 3 types of dispositions? Discharge, Admit, Transfer What does HPI stand for? history of present illness What does ROS stand for? review of systems The HPI and ROS are considered what type of information? subjective The physical exam is what type of information? objective If a physician told you a patient's abdomen was non tender, where would you document this? PE What section focuses directly on the chief complaint? HPI If som...

what is a seizure? - a finite event of altered cerebral function due to excessive or abnormal electrical neuronal discharge Epiliepsy - two unprovoked seizures that occur within 24hrs or one unprovoked seizure with the condition resulting in persistent covered seizure threshold and a higher risk of seizure occurrence focal motor seizure - some type of movement occurring during the even Ex: twitching and jerking or stiffening movement of body focal non motor seizure - change in sensation, e...

NURS 5461 SEIZURES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ Seizures—An Update Provoked seizures may never recur and may not need treatment other than treating the underlying medical condition—fever, trauma, low blood sugar, hyponatremia, hypocalcemia, drug abuse, alcohol withdrawal Epilepsy 2 or more unprovoked seizures, Seizures can cause changes in consciousness, sensation, psychological feelings, smell, vision, autonomic function and/or motor activity Focal se...