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PHM1810 Chp 8
Pharmacology I: Chapter 8: Seizures, De More
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| absence seizure | generalized seizure that does not involve motor convulsions; petit mal |
| anticonvulsant | drug that stops or prevents a convulsive seizure |
| convulsions | abnormal motor movements |
| electrical threshold | an individual's balance between excitatory and inhibatory forces in the brain; seizure threshold |
| epilepsy | condition characterized by periodic or recurrent seizures or convulsions |
| generalized seizure | seizure originating and involving both brian hemisphere's |
| grand mal | generalized seizure characterized by full body tonic and clonic motor convulsions |
| partial seizure | seizure originating in one area of the brain that may spread to others |
| status epilepticus | continual seizure activity with no interruptions |
| tonic-clonic seizure | an alternate contraction (tonic phase) and relaxation of muscles (clonic phase) loss of consciousness and abnormal behavior |