Seizures Crossword

Defined by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke as two or more seizures experienced by a person.
Epilepsy may be caused by an abnormality in electrical neuronal activity, and imbalance of neurotransmitters especially in
Epilepsy is a chronic disorder in which repeated ___________ seizure activity occurs.
The international Classification of Epileptic Seizures recognizes _______ broad categories of seizure disorders: generalized, partial and unclassified seizures.
These types seizures last 2-5 minutes and experience Stiffening and rigidity of the muscles with an immediate loss of consciousness
These types of seizures last for just a few seconds, a brief jerking or stiffening of the extremities.
In myoclonic, contractions may be symmetric or _______.
This type is when you have a sudden loss of muscle tone., last for seconds and can cause the patient to fall.
A patient is unaware of the environment and may wander at the start of the seizures during this type.
A patient tells you, “I think I am about to seize.” They are conscious throughout the episode. May report an aura or a sense of déjà vu during one of these types of partial seizures.
During simple seizure, the patient may have one-sided movement or have _________ symptoms which include change in HR, skin flushing and epigastric discomfort.
Seizures resulting from _______ seizures are not considered epilepsy.
Symptoms of the ______ stage include unusual feelings, abnormal sensations, forced thinking, déjà vu, perceived sounds, smells and taste, dizziness, HA numbness, lightheadedness, nausea and distorted emotions.
Rhythmic twitching of muscle groups, numbness-tingling in part of the body, visual, taste, auditory or olfactory sensation and repetitive purposeless movements.
Begin as a partial seizure and progress to impairment of consciousness or impaired consciousness at onset.
During this stage, numbness, HA, fatigue, drowsiness, partial paralysis, confusion, agitation loss of consciousness/ unresponsiveness and loss of bowel or bladder control can occur.
These types of test are performed to rule out other causes of seizure activity and to confirm the diagnosis of epilepsy.
The proper nursing interventions when handling a patient with past seizure events is to place the patient in seizure ____________.
The most important thing to maintain is a patent ______ for a patient by implementing seizure precautions ensuring oxygen and suctioning is readily available, not putting anything in the client’s mouth and turning them to the side.
After the seizure, it is important to take the patients VS, perform _________ checks, keep the patient on their side, allow the patient to rest and document the seizure.