Pharmacology 2060A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Nmda Receptor, Insomnia, Partial Seizure

• School: Western University
• Department: Pharmacology
• Course: Pharmacology 2060A/B
• Professor: Andrea Di Sebastiano

Document Summary

Seizure a sudden alteration of behavior that is caused by cns dysfunction. Seizures are sudden and transient: seizures are not always epileptic. Epileptic seizure a seizure that is caused by primary cns dysfunction. These are due to excess depolarization (excess firing of aps_ and hyper synchronization of neurons. Non-epileptic seizure a seizure-like episode that is not the result of abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Epilepsy a tendency for recurrent spontaneous epileptic seizures. Status epileptics a single unremitting epileptic seizure of duration longer than 30 minutes or frequent seizures without recovery of awareness in between. Types of seizures: different classifications of seizures, 3 main types of epileptic seizures, focal/partial, generalized, and secondary generalized. Important involve no loss of consciousness for patient: symptoms depend on where the seizure activity is arising from. Or where you can localize the disorganized activity from, where the focus of the seizure is.