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Children’s Epilepsy Educational Video Series
Epilepsy
Care in the School Setting
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Copy right © 2017 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Children’s Epilepsy Educational Video Series
Presented by Susan McCallum, MSN, RN
Children’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
404-785-3720
www.choa.org
Epilepsy
Care in the School Setting
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Course Disclaimer
This is general information and not specific medical advice for you, your child, or
loved one. Always consult your doctor or other healthcare provider if you have
any questions or concerns. Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department
in case of an urgent concern or emergency.
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Continuing Education This continuing nursing education activity was provided by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Alabama State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Contact hours: 0.5 Activity ID: 2017-0508-01 Expiration Date: 05/08/2019
Epilepsy Seizure Diagnostics and Treatments - Part 3 of 4
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Epilepsy Seizure Diagnostics
& Treatments
Children’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Credit: Martin Allison
Presented by Susan McCallum, MSN, RN
Children’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
404-785-3720
www.choa.org
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This education video is intended for school nurses who:
Main Focus
Credit: Martin Allison
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This education video is intended for school nurses who:
• Care directly for students with epilepsy
Main Focus
Credit: Martin Allison
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This education video is intended for school nurses who:
• Care directly for students with epilepsy
• Provide first aid for seizures, including seizure
medication
Main Focus
Credit: Martin Allison
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This education video is intended for school nurses who:
• Care directly for students with epilepsy
• Provide first aid for seizures, including seizure
medication
• May teach non-licensed school personnel such as
teachers, coaches, or after school staff how to respond
to students experiencing a seizure
Main Focus
Credit: Martin Allison
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Learning Objectives
Credit: Martin Allison
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• Describe common diagnostic testing for individuals
experiencing seizures
Learning Objectives
Credit: Martin Allison
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• Describe common diagnostic testing for individuals
experiencing seizures
• Discuss treatment options for individuals experiencing
seizures
Learning Objectives
Credit: Martin Allison
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Diagnostics
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Electroencephalogram (EEG) Credit: Susan McCallum Credit: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
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• Recorded brain activities displayed as waves
Electroencephalogram (EEG) Credit: Susan McCallum Credit: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
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• Machine utilizes electrodes that are attached to scalp
Electroencephalogram (EEG) Credit: Susan McCallum Credit: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
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• Recordings written on paper or digitized on a computer monitor
Electroencephalogram (EEG) Credit: Susan McCallum Credit: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
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Spike Wave
Electroencephalogram (EEG) Credit: Susan McCallum Credit: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
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• Confirm the epilepsy diagnosis
Electroencephalogram (EEG) Credit: Susan McCallum Credit: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
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• Classify the type of epilepsy syndrome
Electroencephalogram (EEG) Credit: Susan McCallum Credit: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
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• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Neuroimaging Credit: Susan McCallum
Credit: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
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• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Identify structural abnormalities
Neuroimaging Credit: Susan McCallum
Credit: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
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• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Identify structural abnormalities
• The use of MRI is particularly important for
children:
Neuroimaging Credit: Susan McCallum
Credit: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
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• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Identify structural abnormalities
• The use of MRI is particularly important for
children:
• who have developed epilepsy before the
age of 2 years
Neuroimaging Credit: Susan McCallum
Credit: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
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• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Identify structural abnormalities
• The use of MRI is particularly important for
children:
• who have developed epilepsy before the
age of 2 years
• who have any suggestion of a focal onset
from history, examination, or EEG (unless
there is clear evidence of benign focal
epilepsy)
Neuroimaging Credit: Susan McCallum
Credit: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
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• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Identify structural abnormalities
• The use of MRI is particularly important for
children:
• who have developed epilepsy before the
age of 2 years
• who have any suggestion of a focal onset
from history, examination, or EEG (unless
there is clear evidence of benign focal
epilepsy)
• in whom seizures continue in spite of first-
line medication
Neuroimaging Credit: Susan McCallum
Credit: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
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Pause and think about how you can use the information discussed in this section in your
daily practice.
How Can I Use This Information?
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Treatments
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• Medicine is the primary way in which
seizures are controlled
Treatments Credit: Martin Allison
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• Medicine is the primary way in which
seizures are controlled
• Different medicines help with
different kinds of epilepsy and
seizures
Treatments Credit: Martin Allison
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• Medicine is the primary way in which
seizures are controlled
• Different medicines help with
different kinds of epilepsy and
seizures
• Medications control seizures for
about 6 out of 10 people living with
epilepsy
Treatments Credit: Martin Allison
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Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Used with the permission of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction & University of Wisconsin
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• Decrease frequency and/or severity of seizures
in people with epilepsy
Antiepileptic Drugs (AED) Credit: Martin Allison
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• Decrease frequency and/or severity of seizures
in people with epilepsy
• Improve quality of life by:
Antiepileptic Drugs (AED) Credit: Martin Allison
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• Decrease frequency and/or severity of seizures
in people with epilepsy
• Improve quality of life by:
• Maximizing seizure control
Antiepileptic Drugs (AED) Credit: Martin Allison
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• Decrease frequency and/or severity of seizures
in people with epilepsy
• Improve quality of life by:
• Maximizing seizure control
• Minimizing drug side effects
Antiepileptic Drugs (AED) Credit: Martin Allison
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• Decrease frequency and/or severity of seizures
in people with epilepsy
• Improve quality of life by
• Maximizing seizure control
• Minimizing drug side effects
• Treat the symptoms not the underlying
condition
Antiepileptic Drugs (AED) Credit: Martin Allison
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• Decrease frequency and/or severity of seizures
in people with epilepsy
• Improve quality of life by
• Maximizing seizure control
• Minimizing drug side effects
• Treat the symptoms not the underlying
condition
• Do not prevent or cure epilepsy
Antiepileptic Drugs (AED) Credit: Martin Allison
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Non Pharmacological Treatments
Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS)
Department of Health and Human Services – Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) • Continuously sends small electrical pulses through Vagus nerve to the brain
Non Pharmacological Treatments
Department of Health and Human Services – Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) • Continuously sends small electrical pulses through Vagus nerve to the brain
• Helps prevent seizures where they start
Non Pharmacological Treatments
Department of Health and Human Services – Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) • Continuously sends small electrical pulses through Vagus nerve to the brain
• Helps prevent seizures where they start
• Recommended for those who fail to obtain seizure control with antiepileptic
medication
Non Pharmacological Treatments
Department of Health and Human Services – Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Ketogenic Diet
Non Pharmacological Treatments
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Ketogenic Diet
• Low carbohydrate, high fat diet
Non Pharmacological Treatments
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Ketogenic Diet
• Low carbohydrate, high fat diet
• Changes the metabolism in the body from
burning glucose for energy to burning fat for
energy
Non Pharmacological Treatments
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Ketogenic Diet
• Low carbohydrate, high fat diet
• Changes the metabolism in the body from
burning glucose for energy to burning fat for
energy
• Produces ketone bodies, which cross blood
brain barrier to produce energy for the brain
Non Pharmacological Treatments
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Ketogenic Diet
• Low carbohydrate, high fat diet
• Changes the metabolism in the body from
burning glucose for energy to burning fat for
energy
• Produces ketone bodies, which cross blood
brain barrier to produce energy for the brain
• Requires close monitoring by
multidisciplinary team
Non Pharmacological Treatments
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Surgery
Non Pharmacological Treatments
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Surgery
Non Pharmacological Treatments
• Reserved for those whose seizures are not well controlled by seizure medicines
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Surgery
Non Pharmacological Treatments
• Accurately localize and completely remove the region of the brain responsible for the seizure
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Pause and think about how you can use the information discussed in this section in your
daily practice.
How Can I Use This Information?
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Now that we have:
Review
Credit: Martin Allison
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Now that we have:
• Described common diagnostic testing for
individuals experiencing seizures
Review
Credit: Martin Allison
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Now that we have:
• Described common diagnostic testing for
individuals experiencing seizures
• Discussed treatment options for individuals
experiencing seizures
Review
Credit: Martin Allison
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Let’s wrap up this video by looking at the
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Epilepsy
program and additional resources for you to
use.
Wrap-Up
Credit: Martin Allison
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Resources
Web Address Resource 3
epilepsy.com Epilepsy Foundation
seizuretracker.com Seizure Self Management App (Free)
cdc.gov/epilepsy Center for Disease Control Epilepsy Program
aesnet.org American Epilepsy Society
webease.org Web Based Self Management Program (Free)
choa.org/medical-services/neurosciences/epilepsy Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Comprehensive
Epilepsy Center
Susan McCallum
404-785-3720
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Epilepsy Care in a School Setting
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1. Overview of Epilepsy
Epilepsy Care in a School Setting Epilepsy Care in a School Setting
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1. Overview of Epilepsy
2. Seizure Phases and Classifications
Epilepsy Care in a School Setting
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1. Overview of Epilepsy
2. Seizure Phases and Classifications
3. Seizure Diagnostics and Treatments
Epilepsy Care in a School Setting
Credit: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
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1. Overview of Epilepsy
2. Seizure Phases and Classifications
3. Seizure Diagnostics and Treatments
4. Seizure First Aid
Epilepsy Care in a School Setting
Credit: Deposit Photos
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Epilepsy Seizure Diagnostics
& Treatments
Children’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Credit: Martin Allison
Presented by Susan McCallum, MSN, RN
Children’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
404-785-3720
www.choa.org
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Video & Graphic Credits
Video Credits Photo & Graphics Credits
Martin Allison
Susan McCallum
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Deposit Photos
How to Give your Child Midazolam…Children’s Hospital Colorado
Rectal Diazepam (Diastat)…University of Wisconsin – Joint Project with
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction