Seizure and Skeletal Muscle Disorders

4. brief episode of abnormal electrical activity in nerve cells of the brain that may or may not be accompanied by visible changes in appearance or behavior
5. muscle spasms with sustained contraction
8. sustained contraction of skeletal muscles; abnormal postures, such as opisthotonos; and absence of respirations, during which the person becomes cyanotic
9. tonic–clonic type of seizure characterized by spasmodic contractions of involuntary muscles
10. caused by nerve damage in the brain and spinal cord, it is a permanent condition that may be painful and disabling; involves increased muscle tone or contraction and stiff, awkward movements
13. Drugs used to control seizures or convulsions. Also referred to as antiseizure medications or anticonvulsants

1. repeated seizures or a seizure that lasts at least 30 minutes; may be convulsive, nonconvulsive, or partial
2. rare but life-threatening complication of anesthesia characterized by hypercarbia, metabolic acidosis, skeletal muscle rigidity, fever, and cyanosis
3. sudden, involuntary, painful muscle contraction that occurs with musculoskeletal trauma or inflammation
6. overgrowth of the gums related to long-term administration of phenytoin
7. spasms that alternate between contraction and relaxation
11. use of a single drug in drug therapy; advantages include fewer drug–drug interactions, lower cost, and usually greater patient adherence
12. disease where the patient has repetitive seizures
14. most common type of seizure; often referred to as a major motor seizure