Motor
04 July 2017
refers to motion or movement
Read More >Midazolam
04 July 2017
Is a short acting medication (benzodiazepine) used in the management of seizure emergencies outside the hospital setting. It is also a sedative used in minor medical or surgical procedures.
Read More >Meningitis
04 July 2017
Inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord caused by a bacteria or virus.
Read More >Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)
04 July 2017
Usually begins in preschool aged children. Many seizure types are associated with LGS and 90% will have an intellectual disability. The seizures are often difficult to control.
Read More >Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
04 July 2017
Also called Acquired Epileptic Aphasia is a rare childhood disorder in which there are speech problems associated with seizures and severe EEG abnormalities. It is more common in boys and usually between the ages of 4 and 7 years.
Read More >Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
04 July 2017
Also known as Lamictal. Is an antiepileptic medication used for the treatment of focal and generalised seizures.
Read More >Ketosis
04 July 2017
is when the body does not have enough glucose for energy, it burns stored fats instead; this results in a build-up of acids called ketones within the body.
Read More >Ketogenic Diet
04 July 2017
This is a high fat, low carbohydrate diet used to treat seizures mostly in children. The diet is based on ketosis, a change in the body’s metabolic state in which the body burns primarily fat, not sugar, for energy. Calories and liquid intake are strictly limited and, to work, the diet must be carefully andRead More…
Read More >JME Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
04 July 2017
This is a common form of epilepsy typically beginning in adolescence. It is characterised by myoclonic jerks upon awakening, and sometimes can progress into generalised tonic-clonic seizures.
Read More >JAE Juvenile Absence Epilepsy
04 July 2017
A form of absence epilepsy with onset around puberty. Characterised by absence seizures, generalised tonic-clonic seizures and sometimes myoclonic jerks.
Read More >Jacksonian Seizure
04 July 2017
A focal motor seizure (involving muscles) starting in one part of the body then progressing to other parts of the body on the same side. Seizures of this type typically cause no change in awareness or alertness.
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