| Random questions | Risk Factors and Causes | Types of Seizures | Impacts (SDoH, costs, social and emotional) | Prevention and Treatment |
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-lack of sleep
- stress -a poor diet -alcohol consumption
Name something (mentioned in the PP) that might trigger a seizure
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Too much excitatory or too little inhibitory
Paroxysmal occur from?
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No (an example of this is a focal seizure without impaired awareness)
Does an individual who is having a seizure always lose consciousness/experience impaired awareness?
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Yes
Based on the video "1 in 26: Epilepsy in Our Own Words", could children with epilepsy face teasing or ridicule from fellow students?
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70%
Roughly what percentage of people does Drug Therapy work for?
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Neurological condition that causes neurons in the brain to fire abnormally resulting in a seizure
Define Epilepsy?
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During early childhood or after the age of 60
Is there an age range that epilepsy is most common to occur in?
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A focal seizure (or a partial seizure)
A seizure in which only one hemisphere or only one lobe of the brain is affected is referred to as:
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Education, Job Security, Health Services
Name at least 2 of the 3 social determinants of health discussed in the slides
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Wearing a helmet or a seat belt when appropriate
What are two ways (mentioned in the PP) to prevent head injuries?
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A ketogenic Diet
What diet is believed to treat epilepsy?
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-Genetics
-Damage to the brain
What can cause epilepsy?
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Tonic-clonic seizures
The most common type of generalized seizure is:
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Medication side effects, poor sleep/night seizures, seizures at school, etc.
Name one reason a child with epilepsy may be forced to miss school
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No, there is no correlation between what caused epilepsy and what triggered a seizure.
Is the cause connected to the trigger of a seizure?
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65 million people
Approximately how many people are affected worldwide?
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Dementia
What neurological disorder targeting people of about 60 years older could increase one's chance of developing epilepsy?
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An atonic seizure
A generalized seizure which involves an individual's muscles going "floppy" (often at a risk of the person falling forward) is referred to as:
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50%
As per the slides, what percentage of adults with epilepsy struggle to find or keep a job?
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Anti convulsion
What is the primary form of medication?
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-Memory loss
-Unaware of where they are
Mentioned in the first video, whats something that might happen after a seizure (psychologically)?
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GABA
Glutamate
Which receptor is seen to be dysfunctio and which is seen to be fast or long-lasting in epilepsy patients?
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5 minutes
Status epilepticus is characterized by ongoing seizures for this amount of time or longer:
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Treatments/medications/specialists, travel costs, time (missed work or school)
Name one of the "costs" (not all are financial) associated with epilepsy listed in the slides
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It becomes an option when none of the medications work, but can only perform the surgery if benefits outweigh costs.
When would surgery be an option? At this point why would someone be rejected for surgery?
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