ABSTRACT
Know what is meant by status epilepticus and be able to describe the four ■ stages of status epilepticus and the given information on how drugs are used to deal with it.
Epilepsy Is the occurrence of recurrent seizures. ■ Seizures are transient, clinical manifestations of abnormally high and ■ inappropriate stimulation of cortical neuronal circuits. Is a chronic medical condition. ■ May: ■
Seizures may be: ■ partial, through discharges from focal cortical regions, usually in the ❚ amygdala or hippocampus, and may be:
synchronous, through electrical discharges over both cerebral ❚ hemispheres; characterised by loss of consciousness and clonic and
tonic convulsions, followed by coma and gradual return to confused consciousness.
