Tonic–clonic seizure

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    measures that the nurse can share with the roommate which can help prevent the patient from injury in case there is reoccurrence of the seizure in the presence of him. It is important for the nurse the educate the roommate about seizure precautions protocols including not make attempt to insert any foreign object in the mouth of the patient as many believe that seizure patient can swallow their tongue and often take unscientific measures to help prevent that. The roommate should be educated about moving

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    Generalized seizure is a type of seizure that starts in one area of the brain and spreads to other hemispheres. Drug that can be use is Carbamazepine. Tonic-clonic seizure is a type of seizure that exhibit repeated jerking motion and fainting. Drug that can be use is ethotoin (Peganone). Absence seizure is s type of seizure that consists of spontaneous loss of consciousness, and individual exhibit blinking or staring for a few seconds. Drug that can be use is valproic acid. Partial seizure is a type

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    history of a hemorrhagic CVA in March of 2017, seizure disorder following that, hypertension, and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The caregiver and the mother-in-law were sitting at dining room table and the noticed patient was staring straight ahead looking spaced out, unresponsive to their attempts to engage in conversation and when they tried to place her dentures in her mouth they immediately fell out. There was no evidence of a grand mal seizure. The patient started to returned to baseline

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    Epilepsy and Seizure Disorder: All actions and functions travel to the different parts of the brain much like electrical wiring. The “electricity” moves from one area or wired circuit through another by jumping and traveling from area to area much like electricity Due to abnormal electricity and “jumping” seizures can occur. Epilepsy is where these electoral abnormalities are reoccurring often causing many seizures. The Tonic-Clonic or Grand Mal seizures that CM has is from muscles tightening and

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    high blood pressure after the 20th weeks of pregnancy without the presence of proteinuria and end-organ dysfunction, while in preeclampsia, which is a multi-systemic disorder will causes proteinuria and organ dysfunction1. When there is grand mal seizures happens in preeclampsia pregnant women, it is known as eclampsia1. Eclampsia is a severe end of preeclampsia which may leads to death. The risk factors of gestational hypertension developed into preeclampsia are having past history of preeclampsia

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    Epilepsy is one of the most prevalent chronic neurological disorders which is characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures. Predisposing factors to the development of seizures include several kind of brain insults e.g. infection, trauma. In this contemporary world, co-morbidities in human beings are on rise owing to several factors such as modern life style, increased life expectancy. According to a consensus put forth in 1991 sepsis represents a systemic inflammatory response syndrome induced

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    in March of 2008. In order to understand my condition you must first know what seizures are. A seizure happens because of an abnormal electrical activity in the brain. I was first diagnosed with Absence seizures (petit mal) where you lose awareness briefly that soon developed into Tonic-clonic (grand mal) where your arms and legs get stiff. Some may go unnoticed or in other cases can be severe. Having petit mal seizures all my life had its moments where it was difficult to handle, but there were easy

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    Good morning/afternoon class and Mrs Carr today I’ll be talking to you about Epilepsy. Epilepsy is when a sequence of seizures (brain and nerve interruptions occur making senses and body movements impossible) occur. A seizure lasts for normally 1-3 minutes any longer are fatal. Not all seizures are from epilepsy, some are only once, or a sign of other health issues. This is such as fever, diabetes, heart conditions and alcohol starvation. Epilepsy was found in the East in the medieval times but

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    The first line therapy for treatment of clonic-tonic seizure are carbamazepine, phenytoin, valproic, and fosphenytoin. Phenytoin (Dilantin) is a first line, single therapy to treat both partial and generalized tonic-clinic seizures. The medication is also used to prevent seizures after brain surgery. Phenytoin works by suppressing of the sodium action potential and filtering out of sustained high-frequency neuronal discharges and synaptic activity. Through this action, phenytoin obstructs the positive

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    is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures which are unprovoked by any immediately identifiable cause (Hopkins & Shorvon, 1995). It is also known as a seizure disorder. A wide range of links and risk factors are associated with the condition, but most of the time the cause is unknown. Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting approximately two and half million people in the US and about 50 million worldwide. Though seizures can occur at any age, epilepsy is most commonly

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