Chasity Dailey Fact Sheet on Epilepsy

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Chasity Dailey

Intro. to Special Education

Professor Lara

A.A.C.C Fall 2013

Treatments

Symptoms

Short attention blackouts, dazed

behavior, memory gaps, mumbling or

no response

Sudden falls, frequent stumbling or

unusual clumsiness

Repeated, unusual movements such

as head nodding or rapid blinking

Sudden stomach pain followed byconfusion and sleepiness

Unusual sleepiness and irritability

when woken up

Frequent complaints that things look,

sound, taste, and smell or feel "funny"

Sudden, repeated fear or anger

Clusters of (repeated) "jackknife"

movements by babies who are sitting

down

Clusters of grabbing movements withboth arms in babies lying on their

backs

Note: It's important to remember that

many of these signs are normal

childhood behavior. However, if they

happen often and seem unusual, it's

worth mentioning to a doctor.

Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a neurological condition,

which affects the nervous system.Epilepsy is also known as a seizure

disorder. It is usually diagnosed after

a person has had at least two

seizures that were not caused by

some known medical condition like

alcohol withdrawal or extremely low

blood sugar. Sometimes, according

to the International League Against

Epilepsy, epilepsy can be diagnosed

after one seizure, if a person has a

condition that places them at high

risk for having another.

What is Epilepsy

Antiepileptic drugs

Surgery

Diet therapy (ketogenic diet)

Complementary therapy

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)

EEG (electroencephalogram)

test

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picture or graphic.

Statistics

45,000 children underthe age of 15 develop

epilepsy each year.

Approximately 200,000

new cases of seizures

and epilepsy occur

each year.

Incidence is highest

under the age of 2

and over 65.

Epilepsy and seizures

affect nearly 3 million

Americans of all agesIncidence is greater in

African American and

socially

disadvantaged

populations

Males are slightly more

likely to develop

epilepsy than females

50 percent of people

with new cases of

epilepsy will have

generalized onset

seizures.

Current Laws Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act (IDEA) - All

children shall receive a free

and appropriate public

education.

The Americans with Disabilities

Act was enacted to prohibit

disability-based discrimination.

Many provisions of the ADA

have particular impact on

people with epilepsy,

including inclusion for safety-

sensitive jobs and reasonable

accommodation.

Current Medical Research:

New Antiepilepsy Drug

Trokendi XR, receives Final

FDA Approval A newly-released report

from Pharmaceutical

Research and

Manufacturers of America

(PhRMA) has revealed that

nearly 450 new medicines

are in development to treat

neurological disorders,

including 28 for epilepsy and

seizures.


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Approximately 9 percent of

children with epilepsy have

IQ's below 70, a percentage

that is three times greater

than in the general

population. Many of them are

found to be significantly

behind their peers inacademic achievement

levels, ranging from 16

percent below grade in

reading to 50 percent in

general knowledge.

Seizures are generally

described in two major

groups of seizures:

Primary generalized seizures:

Absence seizures

Atypical absence

seizures

Myoclonic seizures

Atonic seizures

Tonic seizures

Clonic seizures

Tonic-clonic seizures

Partial Seizures:

Simple partial seizure

Complex partial

seizures

Secondarily

generalized seizures

Family Resources:

Epilepsy Foundation

8301 Professional Place

Landover, MD 20785-2353 Telephone: 1-800-332-1000

www.epilepsyfoundation.org

Abilities Network

8503 LaSalle Road. Towson, Maryland, 21286 Main

410.828.7700

www.abilitiesnetwork.org

Kennedy Krieger Institute/ Neurology and Neurogenetics Clinic

801 N. Broadway, Baltimore, Md. 21205

Case Management Office 888-544-2080/443-923-9400

www.kennedykrieger.org

unknown. About half the

time no cause for seizure

can be identified.

Genetics or heredity is

most relevant to

generalized seizures,including absence,

generalized tonic-clonicand myoclonic seizures

Defects in genes don't

directly lead toepilepsy,but they can alter the

excitability of brain in a way

to predispose to the seizures

Epilepsy developsbecause of multiple gene

abnormalities or because o

a gene abnormality in

concert with an

environmental trigger.

Causes

Understanding epilepsy in

the school system

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The causes of epilepsy

can be divided into two

groups: brain injuries and

chemical imbalances in the

brain. Anything that injures

the brain can lead to

seizures. But in over half the

cases no cause can beidentified.

Common chemical

imbalances that can

produce seizures include

drugs like alcohol, cocaine

and others, low blood

sugar, low oxygen, low

blood sodium or low blood

calcium. Kidney failure or

liver failure can also

produce seizures

Althoughthese disorders

and injuries can explainmany cases of epilepsy,

often the cause of epilepsy

remains idiopathic meaningTeacher attitude is an important factor in a child's

social adjustment at school; programs for the school

community form an important part of most Epilepsy

Foundation programs in local areas. Such programs

generally focus on teacher awareness of seizure

symptoms, seizure management and full integration

of the child within the community. School nurses also

play an important role in the management of the

child with epilepsy at school, especially in dispensing

of antiepileptic medication during the school day,

and in educating the rest of the school community

about epilepsy.

References:Epilepsy Foundation (1996-2011).Retrieved from:

http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/aboutepilepsy/whatisepilepsy/statistics.cfm

Epilepsy.com (2013).Retrieved from:

https://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/types_seizur

es

NYU Medical Langone Medical Center

(2011).Retrieved from:

http://epilepsy.med.nyu.edu/treatment

Standford Epilepsy Center (2013). Received

from:

http://neurology.stanford.edu/epilepsy/patientc

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