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Tag: Epilepsy

  • Convulsions

    Convulsions

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    Dr. Taoufik

    – Involuntary movements of cerebral origin (muscle stiffness followed by twitching) accompanied by loss of consciousness and often loss of urine (tonic-clonic seizures). It is important to distinguish seizures from ‘pseudo-seizures “(p. Ex. Hysteria or tetany) during which there is no true knowledge loss. – 2 imperatives: stop the seizures and recognize the cause. In…

  • Epilepsy in children

    Epilepsy in children

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    Dr. Taoufik
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    1- idiopathic partial epilepsies: * Partial Epilepsy benign rolandic to climax – This is the most common childhood epilepsy between 3 and 13 years. Predominantly male. The prognosis is excellent and healing after puberty. – Seizures are partial with preserved consciousness, nocturnal schedule, late night. They are clonic or tonic-clonic, at hemifacial and oral pharyngolaryngeal…