The postictal state is the altered state of consciousness after an epileptic seizure. It usually lasts between 5 and 30 minutes, but sometimes longer in...
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contractions. After these series of contractions, there is an extended postictal state where the person is unresponsive and commonly sleeping with loud snoring...
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appears to be centrally mediated collapse in the postictal state—a process sometimes termed early postictal neurovegetative breakdown. Central respiratory...
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Epilepsy (section Postictal state)
seizure (the ictal state) there is typically a period of recovery during which there is confusion, referred to as the postictal state, before a normal level...
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Refractory period (redirect from Refractory state)
response to the second of two closely spaced psychological stimuli Postictal state, the period following a series of epileptic seizures during which seizures...
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generally not followed by a period of lethargy (i.e. without a notable postictal state). Absence seizures are most common in children. They affect both sides...
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Seizure, both nonconvulsive status epilepticus and postconvulsive state (postictal state) Electrolyte imbalance, which involves hypoxia, hyponatremia, hypernatremia...
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seizures). Most seizures last less than two minutes and are followed by a postictal period of confusion, fatigue, or other symptoms. A seizure lasting longer...
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2012-11-08. Retrieved 2012-11-25. Fisher, RS; Schachter, SC (2000), "The Postictal State: A Neglected Entity in the Management of Epilepsy.", Epilepsy & Behavior...
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of confusion known as a postictal state may sometimes follow a seizure occurring in the frontal lobes. However, these postictal states are often undetectable...
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after seizure termination”. It is one of the possible symptoms of the postictal state. Post-ictal headache is the most frequent association between headache...
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and typically do not result in confusion or deep sleep afterward (postictal state), which is common following epileptic seizures.[medical citation needed]...
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response to the second of two closely spaced psychological stimuli Postictal state, the period following a series of epileptic seizures during which seizures...
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Ahmad S, Marsh ED (September 2010). "Febrile status epilepticus: current state of clinical and basic research". Seminars in Pediatric Neurology. 17 (3):...
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(clonic phase). The seizure ends with a period of unconsciousness (the postictal state). The onset of seizure depends upon the partial pressure of oxygen...
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t e Seizures and epilepsy Basics Seizure types Aura (warning sign) Postictal state Epileptogenesis Neonatal seizure Epilepsy in children Management Anticonvulsants...
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(clonic phase). The seizure ends with a period of unconsciousness (the postictal state). The onset of seizure depends upon the partial pressure of oxygen...
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(clonic phase). The seizure ends with a period of unconsciousness (the postictal state). The onset of seizure depends upon the partial pressure of oxygen...
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release during the postictal period.... [P]atients with interictal or preictal depression can report relief or euphoria postictally, which is consistent...
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Detroit". US news. September 30, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024. "Maryland State Police investigating fatal pedestrian crash involving police vehicle in...
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2008. Trombley, Laura Skandera. "She Wanted to Kill: Jean Clemens and Postictal Psychosis". Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved...
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unlike seizures, there are no tongue bites, urinary incontinence, or postictal confusion in hypnic jerk. This phenomenon can therefore be distinguished...
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complex involved nausea, vomiting, generalized seizures, and prolonged postictal confusion and amnesia; which indicated toxic encephalopathy. Oral toxicity...
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retrieved 2020-11-14 Abood, Waleed; Bandyopadhyay, Susanta (2020), "Postictal Seizure State", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 30252260...
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of the sufferer. The effect of these discharges is to cause him in the postictal stage to make movements which he is not conscious that he is making, including...
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contemporaries, and lastly poetic, organized statements in immediate postictal period. Freemon explains this by quoting William James"Just as our primary...
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Such phenomenology is akin to the verbal reports from many patients with postictal psychoses. There is not just an awareness of the presence, but also an...
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occurs in around half of children and hemiconvulsions may be followed by postictal Todd's hemiparesis. Duration and circadian distribution: Rolandic seizures...
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lactic acidosis, hyperthermia and rhabdomyolysis. These are followed by postictal depression. Death comes from asphyxiation caused by paralysis of the neural...
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during an attack. The researchers also subtracted the ictal from the postictal scans, and saw increased blood flow in the thalamus. They ultimately suggested...
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