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Seizures & Status Epilepticus seizures (Nursing Management During a…
Seizures & Status Epilepticus 
Definition
Episodic abnormal motor, sensory, autonomic, or/and
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Clinical manifestations
There are distinguished by loss of consciousness,
excess movement or loss of muscle tone or movement,
and disturbances of behavior, mood, sensation, and perception.
Causes
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in one section of the brain,
causing them to release abnormal, recurring, uncontrolled electrical discharges.
specific causes are:idiopathic (genetic, developmental defects) and acquired.
acquired seizures causes are hypoxemia of any cause,
that includes vascular insufficiency, fever (childhood), head
injury, hypertension, CNS infections, metabolic
and toxic conditions (eg, renal failure, hyponatremia, hypocalcemia,
hypoglycemia, pesticides), brain tumor, drug and alcohol
withdrawal, and allergies
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Pharmacologic therapy
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valproate (Depakote, Depakene)
zonisamide (Zonegran, Excegran
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