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epiLepsy in pregnancy
DURATION: 30 mins
DATE: 30/08/2017
TIME: 3-4 pm
LANGUAGE: English
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Students have previous knowledge from clinical experience regarding the
Able to critically analyze the disease process and use the knowledge in nursing practice.
Understand the use and assimilate this knowledge in future clinical practices.
INTRODUCTION
1 The oldest medical
min records show that
epilepsy has been
affecting people at
least since the
beginning of
recorded history.
Poverty is a risk and
includes both being
from a poor country
and being poor
relative to others
within one's
country.In the
developed world
epilepsy most
commonly starts
either in the young or
in the old. In the
developing world its
onset is more
common in older
children and young
adults due to the
higher rates of
trauma and infectious
diseases. It is also
one of the leading
cause of postpartum
maternal
complication.
1 ANNOUNCEMEN
min. T OF THE TOPIC
Today, I will discuss
about epilepsy in
pregnancy.
5 To define Epilepsy is recurring The student teacher
min epilepsy spontaneous seizures due to defines epilepsy
during sudden excessive and disordered during pregnancy
pregnancy. with the help of the
electrical discharge from the
powerpoint
neurones of the Cerebral presentation.
cortex.A chronic neurologic
disorder manifesting by repeated
epileptic seizures (attacks or fits)
which result from paroxysmal
uncontrolled discharges of
neurons within the central Define
nervous system . epilepsy in
pregnancy.
Epilepsy is a group of
neurological diseases
characterized by epileptic
seizures. Epileptic seizures are
episodes that can vary from brief
and nearly undetectable to long
periods of vigorous shaking.
These episodes can result in
physical injuries including
occasionally broken bones.
A convulsion with no
temperature (no fever).
Intermittent fainting
spells, during which
bowel or bladder control
is lost. This is frequently
followed by
extreme tiredness.
Repetitive movements
that seem inappropriate
Peculiar changes in
senses, such as smell,
touch and sound
are:
1.Head trauma
2.Infection of brain
2.Stroke
3.Alzheimer’s disease
4.Autism
4.Hypoglycemia – seizures or
intermittent behavioral
disturbances may occur.
5.Narcolepsy – inappropriate
sudden sleep episodes
6.Panic attacks
7.PSEUDOSEIZURES–
psychosomatic and personality
disorder.
2 To enlist The concern of the clinician is The student teacher
min various that epilepsy may be enlists various
investigation symptomatic of a treatable investigations related
s related to cerebral lesion. to epilepsy during
epilepsy pregnancy.
during Routine investigation:
pregnancy. Haematology, biochemistry
(electrolytes, urea and calcium),
chest X-ray,
electroencephalogram (EEG).
Neuroimaging (CT/MRI)
should be performed in all
persons aged 25 or more
presenting with first seizure and
in those pts. with focal epilepsy
irrespective of age.
Specialised neurophysiological
investigations: Sleep deprived
EEG, video-EEG monitoring.
Enlist various
investigations
related to
epilepsy
during
pregnancy.
10 To describe The dose of choosen drug should The student teacher
min the be kept as low as possible. describe the
management Valproate and phenytoin are management of
of epilepsy found to be most teratogenic. epilepsy during
during pregnancy with the
pregnancy. The commonly used drugs are: help of the
powerpoint
1.Carbamazepine 0.8-1.2mg presentation.
daily in divided doses,
1.Topiramate(100-400mg/day)
The management of
epilepsy has been divided
as-
1. Pre conception counseling
2. Antenatal care
3. Labor and Delivery
4. Postpartum care
5. Contraception
NURSING MANAGEMENT
ABSTRACT: Exposure to
antiepileptic drug (AED)
treatment in utero occurs in 1 of
every 250 newborns. The
absolute risk of major
malformations in these infants is
about 7-10%, approximately 3-
5% higher than in the general
population. Specific risk factors
include high maternal daily
dosage or serum concentrations
of AED, low folate levels,
polytherapy, and generalized
seizures during pregnancy.
Adverse pregnancy outcomes,
including congenital heart
malformations, facial clefts,
spina bifida aperta, hypospadias,
growth retardation, and
psychomotor and mental
retardation, are associated with,
although not necessarily caused
by, AED exposure. Specific
cognitive defects, hypertelorism,
and nail hypoplasia can be
causally related to specific AED
exposures.