Secondarily Generalized Seizures

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Introduction Print Section Listen In clinical practice, epileptic seizures with focal onset and subsequent generalized motor involvement are referred to as secondarily generalized seizures.1,2 However, generalized motor manifestations do not…

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Epileptic Myoclonus

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Introduction Print Section Listen Myoclonus is defined as sudden, brief, shocklike movements caused by muscle contractions (positive myoclonus) or inhibitions (negative myoclonus). It can be confusing to clinicians because of…

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Infantile Spasms

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Introduction Print Section Listen Infantile spasms, also known as infantile epileptic encephalopathy (IEE), is a severe form of childhood epilepsy that typically manifests within the first year of life and…

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Generalized Atonic Seizures

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Introduction Print Section Listen The most recent classification of seizure types by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) defines atonic seizure as “sudden loss or diminution of muscle tone without…

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Auras and Other Simple Partial Seizures

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Introduction Print Section Listen The classification of seizures according to whether consciousness is impaired is a major component of the commonly used convention outlined by the International League Against Epilepsy…

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Generalized Tonic Seizures

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Introduction Print Section Listen Tonic seizures have long been recognized as a seizure type that often occurs in the setting of symptomatic generalized epilepsy, more specifically, as part of the…

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Absence Seizures

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Introduction Print Section Listen First described over 200 years ago by Tissot, childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) is a common pediatric epilepsy syndrome that affects otherwise normal children, with onset between…

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Nursing Practice in a Video-EEG Monitoring Unit

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Introduction Print Section Listen Patients referred to tertiary epilepsy centers frequently have complex and long-standing epilepsy. Many have frequent seizures, most are refractory to antiseizure medicines, and many report seizure-related…

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Fundamentals of Digital Video Recording

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Introduction Print Section Listen Video-electroencephalography (EEG) studies are created by simultaneously recording the patient’s EEG and video image with sound. These are time-locked and combined for later review. The result…

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Automated Analysis of EEG

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Introduction Print Section Listen The electroencephalogram (EEG) provides a real-time measure of brain electrical activity and has proven to be useful in a wide range of clinical settings, for example,…

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