PSYC 362 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Tissue Plasminogen Activator, Stroke, Epilepsy
14 Aug 2016
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Damage to the brain from: compression, infiltration. Hyperactivity of a certain area of the brain: it can spread to many other areas, symptoms will depend on focus and area of spread. Partial: (localized with focus: simple: remains localized but no loss in consciousness, complex: remains localized with loss of consciousness. May result in cell death by release of glu mediated by nmda receptors. Most common status epilepticus: damage in hippocampus. Tonic clonic seizure: generalized, tonic-clonic seizure, which results in a convulsion. Aura: sensation that precedes a seizure, its exact nature depends on the location of the seizure focus. Many do not have tonic clonic episodes but instead have very brief seizures that are referred to as spells of absence. During absence seizure, which is a generalized seizure disorder, they stop what they are doing and stare of into the distance for a few seconds, often blinking their eyes repeatedly.
