SEIZURES

2. The neurotransmitter mostly affected by antiepileptic drugs.
6. Sensory, motor, and autonomic symptoms with some degree of loss of consciousness. (2 words)
9. Warning sign of an impending seizure.
10. Seizure without loss of consciousness. (2 words)
12. Drug class treatment for seizures.
14. A medical emergency when a seizure lasts longer than 30 minutes. (2 words)
18. Known as "drop attacks"
20. Characterized by jerky body movements.
21. Repetitive movements such as lip smacking, head rolling, or leg movements.

1. These seizures occur in childhood and can be "outgrown".
2. Seizure that involves both hemispheres of the brain.
3. Drug treatment for status epilepticus.
4. These seizures are mostly occur in children ages 3 months to 5 years; associated with fever and tonic-clonic motor activity.
5. Traditional drugs of choice for tonic-clonic seizures.
7. "petit mal seizures"
8. Loss of consciousness with intense muscle contractions. (2 words)
11. Feeling of "this has happened before".
13. Drug of choice for myoclonic seizures. (2 words)
15. Period following the seizure. (2 words)
16. Known as the "west syndrome" - usually occurs in first year of life; characterized by a sudden bending forward, body stiffening, or arching of the torso. (2 words)
17. Complex partial seizures originate in this lobe of the brain.
19. These seizures occur for the life of the patient.