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- 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
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- 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