My Daughters Seizures :: Health Medical Seizures Illnesses Essays

My Daughters SeizuresGENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC - (also called Grand Mal)Sudden cry, fall, rigidity, followed by muscle jerks, shallow breathing or temporarily suspended breathing, bluish skin, possible loss of bladder or bowel control, usually lasts a couple of minutes. Normal breathing then starts again. in that location may be some confusion and/or fatigue, followed by return to full consciousness.CommentsProtect head from injury.Turn on side to keep air passage clear.Dont restrainABSENCE - (also called Petit Mal)A blank stare, capturening and ending abruptly, lasting only a few seconds, most common in children. May be chewing movement of the mouth. Child is unaware of whats going on during the seizure but quickly returns to full awareness once it has stopped. May result in learning difficulties if not recognized and treated.CommentsNo first aid necessaryDaydreamingLack of attentionSIMPLE PARTIALJerking may begin in one empyrean of body, arm, leg or face. Cant be stopped but pa tient stays awake. Jerking may proceed from one area of the body to another, and sometimes spreads to become a convulsive seizure.Partial sensory seizure may not be patent to an onlooker. Patient experiences a twisted environment. May see or hear things that arent there, may feel unexplained fear, sadness, anger or joy. May have nausea, experience odd smells, and have a generally funny feeling in the stomach.CommentsActing out bizarre behaviorHysteriaCOMPLEX PARTIAL - (also called Psychomotor or Temporal Lobe) ordinarily starts with blank stare, followed by chewing followed by random activity. Person appears unaware of surroundings. May seem dazed and mumble. Unresponsive. Actions clumsy, not directed. May assemble at clothing, pick up objects, try to take clothes off. May run, appear afraid. May struggle. Once pattern established same set of actions usually occur with all(prenominal) seizure. Lasts a few minutes, but post-seizure confusion depose last substantially longer. No memory of what happened during seizure period.CommentsDrunkennessGuide gently away from obvious hazardsDont shoutDont restrainATONIC SEIZURES - (also called Drop Attacks)A child or adult suddenly collapses and falls, after ten seconds to a minute recovers, regains consciousness and can stand and walk again.CommentsClumsinessNormal childhood stagesIn a child, lack of good walking skillsMYOCLONIC SEIZURESSudden brief, massive muscle jerks that may implicate the whole body or parts of the body. May cause person to spill what they were holding or fall off a chair.CommentsClumsiness low-down coordinationINFANTILE SPASMSThese are clusters of quick, sudden movement that start between three months and two years. If a child is sitting up, the head will fall forward, and the gird will flex forward.