Neurology — Flashcards

Sudden, muscle stiffening lasting <1min occuring when the patient is drowsy, asleep, or after waking with rapid recovery = _____ seizures

1st unprovoked seizure means _____ of no driving

Hint: time

_____ seizures occur in the absence of an identifiable cause

_____ seizures originate from within a single hemispheres Generalised seizures originate from within both hemispheres

Epilepsy is more common in individuals with _____

To diagnose epilepsy the patient needs to have ≥ _____ unprovoked seizures > 24 hours apart

LOC, generalised muscle contractions/stiffening for with subsequent rhythmic jerking of all limbs, tongue biting, urinary incontinence. Lasts 1-3 minutes = _____ seizures

Pituitary macroadenomas may compress the optic chiasm leading to _____

_____ is a prolonged seizure ≥ 5 minutes or recurrent seizures without full neurological recovery

_____ seizure occurs after the onset of an acute systemic or CNS condition