Acute convulsion in Children
JIANG Li Professor, Doctorial tutor Department of Neurology Children’s Hospital of CMU
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Definitions Causes of acute convulsion Febrile seizures Exams and Tests for convulsion Treatment of acute convulsion
Acute convulsion in Children
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Epileptic Seizures（癫痫发作） · manifestation of transient excessive abnormal hypersynchronous discharges of cortical neurons · Clinical signs or symptoms of seizures depend on the location of the epileptic discharges in the cortex and the extent and pattern of the propagation of the epileptic discharge in the brain. May be manifested as a motor, sensory, autonomic, cognitive, or psychic disturbance · manifestation is apparent either to the subject or an observer Different types of seizures may occur in different parts of the brain and may be localized (affect only a part of the body) or widespread (affect the whole body).
Acute convulsion in Children
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Convulsive seizures (惊厥性癫痫发作，convulsion 惊厥): is a subtype of epileptic seizure in which abnormal motor activity occurs, noted by uncontrollable muscle jerking Epilepsy（癫痫）: a chronic disorder of the brain characterized by recurrent, unprovoked epileptic seizures.
Acute convulsion in Children
癫痫发作（痫性发作，epileptic seizures 或 seizures）
大脑皮层神经元异常同步放电引起的暂时性脑功能异常 临床可有多种发作症状（包括运动、感觉异常、行为认知、植物神经功能障碍等） 分为惊厥性痫样发作（惊厥）、非惊厥性痫样发作 发作性、并有自限性、大多短暂 可发生于急性疾病、慢性疾病