MEDICAL UPDATE: Client continues suffers from uncontrolled seizure disorder and she reported no seizures this week. Client need to find a PCP, and GYN, Ms. T. Morgan/CAMBA Home Health Care Coordinator is assistant client to locate medical providers. She also will escort the client to each appointment.…
In the description of the symptoms that were manifested by Brent which include loss of consciousness, violent spasms and stiffening with the upper extremities flexed and the lower extremities extended, he had a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. According to Burn, et al. (2013), the generalized tonic-clonic seizure may last 5 to 30 second and lapses of consciousness. Although the cause of the seizure may still remain unknown, but many researchers believed that there are certain aspects of brain injury may cause a person to develop this type of disorder. Since Brent involved in a motor vehicle accident in which he experienced a closed head injury that may cause him to develop a seizure on his life later. In post-seizure, it is important to assess all the activity that had happened to the person who had the seizure. In the case, the NP need to assess Brent’s seizure activities by asking Brent’s teacher who was observed her student during the…
Generalized seizures are more dramatic and are the most common type of seizures today. The “grand-mal” seizure is the most common type of generalized seizure that many people have. The patient can have many symptoms but the most common symptoms would be he/she loses consciousness and from there they collapse. The body will start to stiffen which this phase is called the “tonic” phase and lasts up to 30-60 seconds, following that the person will start to jerk which is another 30-60…
Epilepsy is common and each presentation to AED represents a “failure” in control. Anecdotally it is known that care of epilepsy is variable and that there are many patients who are unknown to the specialists and who have not had the opportunity to be optimally controlled. Whilst there are many research studies in epilepsy that have summarised much of the evidence regarding treatment options for patients, little is known about the organisation and delivery of epilepsy care across the UK.…
22. Define seizure and status epilepticus. What is the medical significance? Know benign febrile seizures.…
Mayo Clinic Staff. “Diseases and Conditions: Narcolepsy.” 01 September 2015. Web. 31 March 2017. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcolepsy/basics/definition/con-20027429. The Mayo Clinic staff is a group of physicians, scientists and other medical specialists. This article contains information based on the topic of narcolepsy. In this article, The Mayo Clinic Staff gives information that contains the definition, symptoms, causes, and treatment for this disorder. Narcolepsy can be described as a sleeping disorder in which a person suffers from daytime drowsiness and unexpected attacks of sleep. According to the Mayo Clinic Staff, some symptoms of narcolepsy include: extreme daytime sleepiness, sudden loss of muscle tone, sleep…
The disease I have chosen to discuss is Narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder which is characterized by overwhelming daytime drowsiness and sudden attacks of sleep. People who suffer from this condition find it hard to stay awake for any long periods of time. It doesn’t matter what the circumstances are work, driving, eating or watching television. Narcolepsy is known to cause serious disruptions to a person’s daily routine. Good introSome people think narcolepsy is caused from or related to depression, seizure disorders, fainting, lack of sleep among other abnormal sleep conditions.. Research has shown this is not true. Narcolepsy is known as a…
The University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum showcases a multitude of artists and provocative visual displays. Among the collection, is “Landscape of the Body” (Epilepsy Test), by LaToya Ruby Fraizer. Fraizer, uses her photographs to express the struggles of her family, her mother’s ailments, and the social justice issues that have arose within her community. This particular piece is a representation of the relationship between her mother’s health conditions, and the availability to healthcare in their hometown of Braddock, Pennsylvania.…
Epilepsy is a neurological condition in which affects the nervous system and is also known as a seizure disorder. It is normally diagnosed after a person has had two or more seizures that weren 't caused by a known medical condition like extremely low blood sugar or alcohol withdrawal. The seizures in epilepsy may be related to a brain injury or a family tendency but most of the time it unfortunately unknown. “Epilepsy”, the word itself, does not indicate anything about the cause of the person 's seizures, what type they are or how severe they can or may be. Epilepsy is the condition of recurrent spontaneous seizures arising from abnormal electrical activity within the brain. Epileptogenesis…
7. Walker SP, Permezel M, Berkovic SF. The management of epilepsy in pregnancy. BJOG. 2009;116(6):758-67.…
"In the US, more than 2.3 million people are affected by seizures, and an estimated 3% of the population (about 7.2 million people) will experience at least one seizure during their lifetime. (This does not count the 5% of children who have seizures caused by fevers.) It affects all age groups. About 14% of epilepsy patients are under 15 years old and 24% are over 64, with 62% being between those ages. Every year between 25,000 and 40,000 American children have a first seizure that is unrelated to a fever. Epilepsy is decreasing in childhood but increasing in the elderly, probably because of mild strokes and cardiac…
The collision of cultures is seen through out the story of Lia and her family. Starting in the beginning of Lia’s story the same piece of information was being interpreted by two different cultures in different ways. The Merced Hospital Staff believed Lia suffered from Epilepsy. They believed it translated into Qaug dab peg. What was misunderstood is that quag dab peg were not really perceived as the same thing in Hmong culture as Epilepsy is in western medicine,…
Research in genetics and genetic disorders have been interests of the scientific community for a long time. It has been limited to what can be easily manipulated, typically genes that follow Mendelian modes of inheritance, until recently when in 2005 the first complete canine genome was sequenced (NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute [NIH/NHGRI], 2005). This opened the door for research on complex inherited traits and allowed for greater detail. One such trait that could now be analyzed was idiopathic epilepsy in dogs.…
This essay will explore the current practice and guidelines of seizure management on an acute ward in Starhship children’s hospital. These practices and guidelines will be examined and critiqued, and also evaluated from the child and their family’s perspective.…
In the game of football hitting is one of the key aspects of the game. For some fans this is one reason why they attend football games in the first place. Hitting for fans gives excitement and gives off the impression of football being a gladiator sport. Which football is, because of the way hitting and tackling are a part of the game. The way hitting is taught is by use of the helmet and facemask. The person that is tackling the opponent is taught to put the top of their helmet where the facemask is located and ram the person in the chest or head. Some coaches teach their players the way of tackling is to wrap the opponent with their arms and pull the back of their jersey down so that that the player goes down safely. Then again, there is no correct defined way of tackling. The way the player performs theses action rely on the player skill. According to the journal of biomechanics, the rates of concussions are due to the liner acceleration to the head. While there are other sources that believe that the cause of the concussions are due to the consistency of repeated blows to the head.…