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EPILEPSY
By
Ashley Smith
& April
PATIENT 3 – RAYMOND
 A wo m a n bri n g s h e r 10 - ye ar - old
s o n , Ray m ond, i n to s e e yo u. H e ’ s
be e n ove rl y a g g re ssive a n d a n g r y
l a te ly, but s h e h a s a t t ri bute d t h i s
to h e r di vorc e fro m Ray m ond’ s
fa t h e r. La s t n i g ht , Ray m o nd
a t te n de d a pa r t y a t h i s fri e n d’ s
h o us e. Af te r a n i g ht o f l a s er t a g
a n d l i t t l e s l eep, Ray m on d s t a r te d
s h a king a n d c o nv ulsing. H e s to ppe d
be fo re h i s m o m a rri ved, but s h e
s t i ll wa n te d to g et h i m c h e c ked
o ut . Ray m on d do e s n ot re a l ly
re m e mber fa l l ing to t h e fl o o r, but
h e do e s re m e mber t h a t h e s m elled
a ve r y un pl e a sant o do r ri g h t be fo re
h e we n t dow n .
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RAYMOND’S SYMPTOMS
 Overly aggressive and
Angry feeling
 Doesn’t remember
falling
 Very unpleasant odor
 Shaking and
Convulsing
 Very little sleep
 Was playing laser tag
DIFFERENT T YPES OF EPILEPSY
Focal/ Partial
Seizures
 Simple
 Complex
Generalized
 Petit Mal
 Atonic
 Tonic-Clonic
 Myoclonic
 Febrile
DIAGNOSIS
We can to the
conclusion that
Raymond
experienced a
complex Seizure
caused by stress and
the lights from laser
tag.
THE BRAIN
 Temporal Lobe
 Is responsible for the
smelling the unpleasant
smell during the complex
seizure.
 Parietal Lobe
 The shaking and
convulsing during the
seizure is controlled by the
motor Cortex.
 Frontal Lobe
 The Cerebral Cortex in the
Frontal Lobe is responsible
for consciousness and
Complex Seizures.
NORMAL VS EPILEPTIC
CAUSES OF EPILEPSY
 Epilepsy is one of the
most common
neurological disorders
 Experts often still
cannot not explain
exactly how or why
the disease develops.
 It occurs because of
abnormal electrical
activity in the brain.
CAUSES OF EPILEPSY
 Epilepsy may result
from anything that
disrupts the brains
natural circuitry.
 Examples
 Stroke
 Brain infection or disease
 Severe head injury
 Oxygen deprivation
*Nearly two-thirds of people
never actually find out the
cause.
(CONTINUED)
PROGNOSIS
Remission
Children who have
Cerebral Palsy and
Mental Retardation
have a lower
probability of
remission.
Also comes along
with a higher
mortality rate.
TREATMENT
Surgery
Vagus Nerve
Stimulation
Medication
SITES
 2014.Epilepsyhealthc
enter.webmd
http://www.webmd.co
m/epilepsy/default.ht
m?namesdropdown=VA
 2014.Epilepsyfoundat
ion.Strongtogather
http://www.epilepsyfou
ndation.org/
 2014.Epilepsy.Medlib
ePlus.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov
/medlineplus/epilepsy.
html
 2014.epilepsy.MayoCli
nic
http://www.mayoclinic.
org/diseasesconditions/epilepsy/ba
sics/definition/con20033721