Seizure: sudden and transient symptoms (altered level of consciousness, motor manifestations) due to abnormal neuronal electrical activity
Epilepsy: two or more unprovoked seizures ap...
Generalized seizures
Tonic–clonic: tonic phase: sudden loss of consciousness; clonic phase: sustained contraction followed by rhythmic contractions of ...
Older adults are more sensitive to side effects from AEDs; use lower initial dosing (3).
After an initial unprovoked seizure, 21–45% will have a recurrence within 2 years (4).
Starting antie...
G40.B1 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, intractable
G40.804 Other epilepsy, intractable, without status epilepticus
G40.A0 Absence epileptic syndrome, not intractable
G40.A1 Absence epileptic synd...
Initiation of treatment depends on multiple variables, including type of seizure, underlying risk factors, risk of recurrence.
Semiology of event is very important for diagnosis of seiz...
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