Identify the various types and causes of seizures

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Assignment:

Identify the various types and causes of seizures.
Use the nursing process to develop a plan of care for the patient experiencing seizures.
Differentiate among the infectious disorders of the nervous system according to causes, manifestations, medical care, and nursing management.
Describe the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and medical and nursing management of multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Describe neuromuscular disorders and their manifestations and indicated nursing interventions.
Use the nursing process as a framework for care of patients with degenerative neurologic disorders.

Terms:

Status epilepticus Ataxia Diplopia

Electroencephalogram (EEG) Nuchal rigidity Dysphagia

Kernig sign Brudinski sign Photophobia

Empiric therapy Dysphonia Plasmapheresis

Spasticity Bulbar paralysis Akinesia/Bradykinesia

Cogwheel rigidity Dyskinesia Dysarthria

Uhthoff's sign

Drugs:

Phenytoin Carbamazepine Clonazepam

Gabapentin Lamotrigine Levetiracetam

Phenobarbital Primidone Topiramate

Valproate Prednisone Glatirarmer acetate

Methylprednisolone Baclofen Tizanidine

Dantrolene Inderal Symmetrel

Pyridostigmine Anticholinergics Dopamine agonists

MAOIs COMT inhibitors Antidepressants

Levodopa Azathioprine

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