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EPILEPSY/ SEIZURE DISORDER
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Education
Graduate
03/02/2011

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PARTIAL SEIZURES
Definition
THE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE AFFECTS ONLY PART OF THE BRAIN. INVOLUNTARY TWITCHING OF MUSCLES OR RAPID EYE BLINKS
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TWO MAJOR CATEGORIES OF SEIZURES
Definition
PARTIAL SEIZURES, GENERALIZED SEIZURES
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GENERALIZED SEIZURES
Definition
ELECTRIC DISCHARGE AFFECTS MANY PARTS OF THE BRAIN CAUSE A WHOLE BODY INVOLVEMENT
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TONIC-CLONIC
Definition
MOST DRAMATIC SEIZURE (FALLS OFF CHAIRS)
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ABSENCE SEIZURE
Definition
EX. THE CLASSIC 'UNDERACHIEVERS', AURA, STUDENT SPACING OUT
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TRIGGERS OF SEIZURES
Definition
CAN BE CAUSED BY TBI, CHILD ABUSE, SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME, HIGH FEVERS, POISONING, BRAIN TUMORS,
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ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS OF SEIZURES
Definition
FLASHING LIGHTS, LOUD OR MONOTONOUS NOISES, SLEEP DEPRIVATION
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MALES OR FEMALES (SEIZURES)
Definition
MALES ARE SLIGHTLY MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP EPILEPSY
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EPILEPSY COMORBID
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EPILEPSY IS OFTEN CO-MORBID WITH OTHER DISORDERS... STUDENTS WITH BOTH CP AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.
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EPILEPSY
Definition
IS AN EXAMPLE OF A HEALTH IMPAIRMENT AND IS THE RESULT OF A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROBLEM.
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NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION
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IN WHICH DAMAGES THE BRAIN LEADS TO PERIODIC, SUDDEN, UNCONTROLLED BUSRTS OF ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY THAT CAN BE SEEN AS SEIZURES.
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