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| what are the characteristics of epilepsy? |
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Definition
| loss of consciousness and convulsive movements |
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| what are some of the causes of epilepsy? |
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Definition
| partly unknown. can be secondary to trauma, anoxia, infection and stroke |
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| What is the most common type of seizures? |
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Definition
| the grand mal (tonic-clonic) |
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| what is a grand mal generalized by? |
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Definition
| alternating muscle spasms and jerkiness |
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| what is a petit mal (absence)? |
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Definition
| a brief loss of consciousness (less than 10 seconds) |
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| who do petit mal seizures usually happen to? |
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Definition
| they usually occur in children |
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| what is a partial seizure? |
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Definition
| it is a pshycomotor repetitive behavior |
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Definition
| its the first anticonvulsant used to treat seizures was phenytyoin. |
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| give some details about phenytoin (dilantin) |
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Definition
contraindiations- pregnancy (teratogenic)
-therapeutic serum level- 10-20 mcg/ml
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| what are some of the side effects/adverse reactions with dilantin? |
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Definition
| Gingivitis, gingival hyperplasia, nystamus, HA diplopia, dizziness, slurred speech, dereased coordination , alopecia, thrombocytopenia, steven-johnson syndrome |
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| what are anticonvulsants? |
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Definition
| they are drugs used for epileptic seizures |
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| what are the increased effects of dilantin? |
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Definition
| increased effects with cimetidine (tagament, INH, and sulfonamides |
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Definition
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| what are the decreased effects with dilantin? |
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Definition
| decreased effects with folic acid, antacids, calcium, sucralfate, antieoplastics, antipsychotics, primrose ginkgo, anticoagulants, oral contraceptives, antihistamines, dopamin, and theophylline |
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| what is folic acid used for? |
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Definition
| for pregnant woman to decrease , for alcoholics. |
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| what are antineoplastics? |
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