Differentiate between acquired and Idiopathic seizure disorders
Differentiate between acquired and idiopathic seizure disorders. What conditions would put a client at risk for developing a seizure?
- Define the following terms:
- Seizure
- Convulsion
- Epilepsy
- Status epilepticus
- What are some causes of acquired seizures?
- Describe the differences between partial seizures and generalized seizures. Give an example of each type of seizure.
- Partial seizure
- Generalized seizure
- Identify diagnostic and laboratory tests in relation to seizures.
- What is a life-threatening condition that may occur with prolonged seizure activity? How is it treated?
- Fill-in the following table pertaining to tonic-clonic seizures-
| Phase | Length of time | S/S |
| Preictal
| Minutes or hours | |
| Aura
| ||
| Postictal |
- Fill in the table below based on medical treatment of seizures? Need to know.
| Medication | Example: | Action | Side effects | Nursing considerations |
| Anticonvulsants
| Phenytoin(Dilantin)
Fosphenytoin (Cerebyx)
Valproic acid (Depakene)
| |||
| Antiepileptics
| Gabapentin (Neurontin)
| |||
| Nonspecified
| Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
Levetiracetam (Keppra)
Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
Topiramate (Topamax) | |||
| Benzodiazepines | Diazepam (Valium)
Lorazepam (Ativan) |


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