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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
10/17/2013
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seizures
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sudden alteration in brain electrical activity
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what are the symptoms of seizure?
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Local lesion
Metabolic disturbance
Systemic disturbance
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What is epilepsy?
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Chronic seizures
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Paroxysmal, uncontrolled electrical discharges of neurons in the brain
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tonic clonic seizure
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petit mal
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Chronic care seizures management
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Avoid injury
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