Epilepsy Borrowed Decks

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Decks in this class (65)

The Normal EEG
Cortical layers,
Cortico cortical connections are ...,
Thalamo cortical connections are ...
25  cards
Normal EEG variants and artifacts
What is shown here,
What is shown here,
What is shown here
52  cards
Neonatal EEG
Pca and post menstrual age,
Neonatal montage,
Developmental landmarks
17  cards
Neonatal seizures
N,
When do neonatal seizures occur,
What are risk factors for neonata...
15  cards
Ictal and interictal EEG
In patients with epilepsy an init...,
Which type of epilepsy is commonl...,
Spikes vs sharps
29  cards
EEG and semiologies in generalized epilepsies
Classification generalized epilep...,
Generalized seizures,
Generalized tonic clonic seizures...
27  cards
EEG and semiology in focal epilepsy
Generalized vs focal seizures,
In what percentage of people does...,
How can focal seizures be divided
38  cards
Status epilepticus
Status epilepticus,
Epidemiology of se,
Classification of se usa
38  cards
EEG in encephalopathy and coma
What of comatose icu patients hav...,
What are predictors of seizures i...,
What are positive predictors on e...
22  cards
Electro-clinical syndromes by age of onset—childhood, adolescence, and adult
Childhood absence epilepsy summary,
Cae pathophysiology,
Cae genetics
16  cards
Seizures and epilepsy in early life
Neonatal seizure syndromes,
Infancy seizure syndromes,
Childhood seizure syndromes
21  cards
Imitators of epilepsy
Imitators of epilepsy in children,
Imitators of epilepsy in older ch...,
Adolescences and adults
13  cards
Genetic Analysis of Epilepsies
Single gene vs polygenetic epilep...,
Types of genetic changes implicat...,
Standard karyotyping and high res...
21  cards
Epilepsy secondary to specific mechanisms
Treatment of autoimmune epilepsy,
When should autoimmune epilepsy b...,
Work up for autoimmune epilepsies
53  cards
Principles of epilepsy diagnosis and management
1epidemiology of epilepsy,
Provoked seizures,
Unprovoked seizure
19  cards
Old generation AED drugs
Phenobarbita,
13  cards
New generation AEDs
New generation aeds,
Felbamate,
Gabapentin
17  cards
Dietary therapies
Ketogenic diet,
Medium chain triglyceride diet,
Low glycemic index treatment lgit
9  cards
Other Pharmacological Therapies: Investigational Antiepileptic Drugs, Animal Models of Epilepsy, Hormonal Therapy, Immunotherapy
New routes of delivery for benzod...,
Er aeds,
Aeds for new indications
7  cards
Epilepsy management in special populations
Idd mr and iq scores,
Incidence of epilepsy in idd,
Seizure semiology vs behavior vs ...
14  cards
Neuroimaging in epilepsy
Ct,
Mri,
Mts
63  cards
Neuropsychology
Neuropsychology,
Purpose of a neuropsychological e...,
Neuropsychologists vs psychologists
17  cards
MEG and MSI
Meg vs eeg signal,
Power of magnetic fields generate...,
Squid and the josephson effect
9  cards
VNS and other neuromodulation in epilepsy
History of vns in epilepsy,
Approved indications for vns,
Clinical indication for vns in ep...
17  cards
Epilepsy surgery assessment and testing
Refractory drug resistant intract...,
Treatment options for refractory ...,
Presurgical evaluation summary
31  cards
Procedures and outcomes in epilepsy surgery
Reasons for epilepsy surgery aka ...,
Temporal lobe seizures,
Frontal lobe seizures
16  cards
QoL in Epilepsy
General restrictions for patients...,
Driving restrictions,
Restrictions for commercial truck...
9  cards
AED half lives
Acetazolamide,
Carbamazepine,
Clobazam
22  cards
AED Mechanisms of action
Acetazolamide,
Carbamazepine,
Clobazam
23  cards
Genes and epilepsy
Genes and Epilepsy
41  cards
AED preferences
AED preferences
9  cards
General questions
General questions
52  cards
Progressive Myoclonic Encephalopathies
Unverricht disease unverricht lun...,
Unverricht disease unverricht lun...,
Lafora disease lafora body diseas...
14  cards
Reflex seizures and epileptic syndromes
Idiopathic photosensitive occipit...,
Jeavons syndrome eyelid myoclonia...,
Primary idiopathic reading epilepsy
3  cards
Neonatal Epileptic Syndromes
Neonatal epileptic seizures demog...,
Benign familial neonatal seizures...,
Benign neonatal seizures demography
55  cards
Infantile Epileptic Syndromes
Febrile seizures demographics,
Febrile seizures age range of onset,
Febrile seizures semiology
165  cards
Childhood Epilepsies
Benign childhood epilepsy with ce...,
Benign childhood epilepsy with ce...,
Benign childhood epilepsy with ce...
44  cards
Generalized Epilepsies
Epilepsy with myoclonic astatic s...,
Childhood absence epilepsy cae py...,
Epilepsy with myoclonic absences ...
44  cards
Familial Autosomal Dominant Focal Epilepsies
Autosomal dominant nocturnal fron...,
Familial mesial temporal lobe epi...,
Familial lateral temporal lobe ep...
4  cards
Continuum Questions
A 24 year old man presents with m...,
A 65 year old woman with a histor...,
A 30 year old woman presents with...
80  cards
AES self test questions
A 14 year old girl is being start...,
A 24 year old graduate student ha...,
A 56 year old right handed man is...
100  cards
EEGs
59  cards
Neonatal
Order of eeg maturational changes...,
Synchrony by age a b c abnormal f...,
Of patients with normal developme...
20  cards
Metabolic disorders
Eeg in canavan disease will show ...
1  cards
basic science / EEG correlate
Equation to calculate resting mem...,
Equation to determine resting mem...,
Situations in which scalp dischar...
21  cards
Epidemiology / NOS Genetic seizure disorders
Rate of seizure recurrence after ...,
Factors increasing risk of epilep...,
Childhood absence epilepsy cae ma...
23  cards
MSI /fMRI/ sEEG
This fmri is done during,
What do each of the following cor...,
Atv dipole on msi in patient with...
3  cards
infant / early childhood
West syndrome risk of long term s...,
Age at which it is apparently rec...,
Pyridoxamine 5 phosphate oxidase ...
6  cards
AEDs
Pregabalin mechanism of action bi...,
Drugs to avoid in dravet syndrome,
Primary side effects to consider ...
66  cards
Focal epilepsies
Clinical features favoring mesial...,
Clinical features favoring latera...,
Why is it important to differenti...
15  cards
Seizure Semiology
Dystonic limb posturing hemisphere,
Head turning hemisphere,
Hemisphere localization figure of...
27  cards
Status Epilepticus / acute seizure management
Conditions commonly associated wi...,
Conditions commonly associated wi...,
Top 4 causes of status epilepticu...
49  cards
epilepsy syndromes
Age of onset range peak childhood...,
Epilepsy with myoclonic atonic se...,
Epilepsy with myoclonic absence a...
52  cards
seizures and "non-epilepsy" conditions
Celiac disease can be associated ...,
What type of dialysis is not asso...,
30 year old female with 2 year hi...
3  cards
Epilepsy genes
Genes associated with gefs,
Genes associated with dravet synd...,
Genes implicated in hyperekplexia 2
35  cards
Epilepsy Syndromes - EEG features
Characteristic eeg features of dr...,
Eeg feature that can suggest seiz...
2  cards
Seizure mimics
Benign myoclonus of infancyonset ...,
Shuddering attacks description on...,
Hyperekplexiaaka onsetdescription...
9  cards
Autoimmune / neuro-oncology
Auto antibodies vgkc complex symp...,
Auto antibodies nmda receptor sym...,
Auto antibodies gad symptoms 5 as...
39  cards
Malformations of cortical development
What caused this,
How to differentiate periventricu...,
What are these images showing
5  cards
Epilepsy and Trauma / Stroke
Types of post traumatic seizures 2,
Seizure prophylaxis in head injury,
Seizures as presenting symptom of...
11  cards
Epilepsy Surgery
Factors that suggest good postsur...,
Mri sequence best to identify sub...,
Criteria for mts 3
47  cards
Dietary therapies COPY
Key,
Dif,
Downside of mct diet
9  cards
Epilepsy in special populations
Elderly if patient is also depres...,
Risk of seizure recurrence in eld...,
Asms that can decrease effectiven...
11  cards
Neuro-infectious + epilepsy
Describe the four stages of brain...,
Imaging features of herpes simple...,
Imaging features of japanese ence...
5  cards

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