Clinical Epilepsy
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| Content | Section | Revision Date | ||||||
| I. | Definitions & Epidemiology | Pages 1-10 | November 1, 2004 | |||||
| A. Seizures | ||||||||
| Table 1 - Annotated International Classification of Epileptic Seizures | ||||||||
| B. Epilepsy | ||||||||
| Table 2 - Annotated Proposal International Classification of Epilepsies and Epileptic Syndromes | ||||||||
| II. | Evaluation After the First Seizure | Pages 11-12 | November 1, 2004 | |||||
| III. | Treatment | Pages 13-20 | November 1, 2004 | |||||
| A. Single-Seizure: Treat or Not | ||||||||
| B. Drug Choice | ||||||||
| Table 3 - Commonly Used Antiepileptic Drugs | ||||||||
| C. Practical Pharmacology | ||||||||
| Table 4 - Information on Common Antiepileptic Drugs | ||||||||
| D. Dose Initiation & Monitoring | ||||||||
| E. Evaluation After Recurence | ||||||||
| F. Discontinuing Drugs | ||||||||
| IV. | Non-Drug Treatments | Page 21 | November 1, 2004 | |||||
| V. | Epilepsy Surgery | Pages 22-23 | November 1, 2004 | |||||
| A. Indications | ||||||||
| B. Evaluation | ||||||||
| C. Procedures | ||||||||
| D. Results | ||||||||
| VI. | Status Epilepticus Click here to view a brief PPT presentation with Audio  | Pages 24-25 | November 1, 2004 | |||||
| Table 5 - Timetable for the Treatment of Status Epilepticus | ||||||||
| VII. | Neonatal Seizures | Pages 26-27 | November 1, 2004 | |||||
| VIII. | Selected Pediatric Epilepsy Syndromes | Pages 28-31 | November 1, 2004 | |||||
| A. Catastrophic Epilepsy Syndromes of Infancy & Early Childhood | ||||||||
| B. Febrile Convulsions | ||||||||
| C. Benign, Idopathic, Partial Epilepsy Syndromes | ||||||||
| D. Idopathic Generalized Epilepsy Syndromes | ||||||||
| IX. | Managing Pediatric Epilepsy | Page 32 | November 1, 2004 | |||||
| A. AEDs - Pediatric Considerations | ||||||||
| B. Psychosocial Management | ||||||||
| C. Epilepsy Surgery | ||||||||
| X. | Nonepileptic Seizures & Imitators of Epilepsy | Pages 33-36 | November 1, 2004 | |||||
| Table 6 - Some Events Imitating Epileptic Seizure | ||||||||
| A. Physilogic | ||||||||
| B. Psychogenic | ||||||||
| C. Syncope | ||||||||
| Table 7 - Ictal Features Suggesting Nonepileptic Psychogenic Seizures | ||||||||
| XI. | Pregnancy & Epilepsy - Medical Management | Page 37 | November 1, 2004 | |||||
| XII. | Driving | Page 38 | November 1, 2004 | |||||
| References | Page 39 | November 1, 2004 | ||||||
| Appendix A - Seizure Recognition and First Aid | Page 40 | November 1, 2004 | ||||||
| Appendix B - AAN Guidelines - Counceling Women Who Plan Pregnancy | November 1, 2004 | |||||||
| Appendix C - Nursing Student Case Studies (web link) | Page 42 | November 1, 2004 | ||||||
| Appendix D - Epilepsy Reference Guide for Nurses | Pages 43-47 | November 1, 2004 | ||||||
| Appendix E - Case Studies | Pages 48-58 | November 1, 2004 | ||||||
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