Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Seizures
- definition
- sudden
disturbance of
neurological
function
- caused by abnormal/excessive
neuronal discharge
- can be epileptic or non-epileptic
- causes
- epileptic
- idiopathic
- 70-80%
- cause unknown
but presumed
genetic
- secondary
- cerebral
dysgenesis/malformation
- cerebral vascular
occlusion
- cerebral damage e.g.
- congenital infection
- hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
- intraventicular haemorrhage/ischaemia
- cerebral tumour
- neurodegen
disorders
- neurocutaneous
syndromes
- non-epileptic
- febrile seizures
- metabolic
- hypoglycaemia
- low serum
Ca2+/low serum
Mg2+
- low serum Na+/
high serum Na+
- head trauma
- meningitis/encephalitis
- poisons/toxins
- breath holding attacks
- syncope
- migraine
- benign paroxysmal vertigo
- cardiac arrythmia
- tics
- night terrors
- self-gratification
- non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD)
- fabricated
- induced illness (non-accidental injury)
- paroxysmal movement disorder