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Report on a patient experiencing a seizure. Include the following aspects in the discussion: Describe the...

Report on a patient experiencing a seizure.

Include the following aspects in the discussion:

  • Describe the seizure activity
  • Based on their symptoms, what type of seizure do you suspect they might be experiencing
  • Discuss what type of intervention would be used to stop the seizure and what medications might this patient need to help prevent future seizures
  • This will be a simple one page description. Include the citation for the reference used. As always, proper grammar, sentence structure, and spelling are expected

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A seizure is classified under neurological disorders. It is a sudden electrical impulses occurred in the brain which can cause many physical and psychological symptoms. If the person has the tendency to have recurrent seizures then it is called epilepsy.

Depending on the signs and symptoms srizures can be classified into -

Generalized seizure-seizure-it affect both sides of brain

1.absence seizure- it cause rapid blinking eye movements or sometimes starring at something for sometime.

2.tonic clonic seizure-also called grandmal seizures. Causes- shouting, fall on ground, teeth biting, loss of consciousness etc

Focal seizures- it affect one area of brain.

1.simple focal- affect one small part of brain. Can cause muscle twitching, change in sensation etc.

2.complex focal- leave a person confused for sometime.

Tonic means muscle stiffness and clonic means jerking movements.

Treatment strategy include anti convulsant medications such as phenytoin sodium, valproic acid, carbamezapine etc can be used to stop seizures. Sedatives are also used for the clients afterwards.

Other ways of treatment strategy include vagus nerve stimulation and resresponsive neuro stimulation. Among surgeries resection surgery can be done here the part of the brain that is causing the seizure is removed by the surgeon.

Nightingale answered 2 years ago
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