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Epilepsy - Coggle Diagram
Epilepsy
causes
head trauma
brain scarring after a brain injury
brain tumor or cyst
drugs
neurological diseases
treatment
Anti-epileptic medications
ethosuximide
blocks t-type ca channel.
valproic acid
1-increase GABA release.
2-blocks na channel.
3-blocks t-type channel.
levetracetam
increase
GABA release
phenytoin
blocks na channel
Brain surgery
Ketogenic diet
Vagus nerve stimulator
types of seizures
generalized seizures
Generalized seizures affect your whole brain.
types
Tonic-clonic seizures
Absence seizures
in children
Myoclonic seizures.
focal seizures
affect only one part of the brain.
status epilepticus
A seizure that lasts longer than 5 minutes.
treatment
h IV lorazepam, or IV diazepam
Maintenance therapy
orally
definition
is a neurological condition that causes recurrent seizures.
symptoms
dizziness
tingling and twitching of limbs
focal seizures does not involve loss of consciousness
loss of bladder or bowel control
loss of consciousness