proyecto de patología en adolescentes

1. T E A M : L I M B E R A L F R E D O M O R A N C O N T R E R A S
M I L I T Z Y E S P E R A N Z A D E D I O S C A M A C H O
L I Z E T T E J A R E L Y G A L V A N A C O S T A
ADOLESCENT
EPILEPSY
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2. WHAT IS EPILEPSY?
E P I L E P S Y I S K N O W N A S A
D I S O R D E R I N W H I C H T H E
A C T I V I T Y O F N E R V E C E L L S I N
T H E B R A I N I S D I S R U P T E D,
C A U S I N G S E I Z U R E S .

3. WHAT CAUSES EPILEPSY IN
ADOLESCENTS?
• Epilepsy in adolescence are possible brain damage, head trauma, or stroke, and also
the new habits that some boys are incorporating into their lives such as lack of sleep,
the abuse of digital devices

4. IS EPILEPSY
COMMON IN
ADOLESCENCE?
• Epilepsy is very prevalent in
adolescence, in fact, 18% of
epilepsies occur between 12
and 18 years of age – between
1.5% and 2% of the adolescent
population.

5. HOW IS EPILEPSY
DETECTED IN
ADOLESCENTS?
• Have had more than one
seizure not directly caused by
another medical condition, such
as diabetes or a serious
infection.

6. SEIZURES IN ADOLESCENCE?
• The main manifestation of
epilepsy are seizures produced
by excessive electrical
discharges of brain neurons.

7. WHAT ARE THE
SIGNS OF
SEIZURES?
• Lose consciousness
• Seem oblivious to what is
happening
• Make involuntary movements
• Having unusual feelings or
sensations

8. W H A T A R E T H E T Y P E S O F
E P I L E P T I C S E I Z U R E S T H A T
A D O L E S C E N T S C A N P R E S E N T ?
• G E N E R A L I Z E D S E I Z U R E S
• F O C A L S E I Z U R E S

9. WHAT AFFECT THESE TYPES OF
SEIZURES?
GENERALIZED SEIZURES
• they affect both sides of the brain
simultaneously. After the seizure
FOCAL SEIZURES
• Simple focal seizures affect a small
part of the brain.

10. W H A T A R E T H E T Y P E S O F
E P I L E P S Y A S S O C I A T E D W I T H
A D O L E S C E N C E ?
• J U V E N I L E M Y O C L O N I C E P I L E P S Y
• J U V E N I L E A B S E N C E E P I L E P S Y
• E P I L E P S Y W I T H G E N E R A L I Z E D
T O N I C - C L O N I C S E I Z U R E S
• B E N I G N F O C A L E P I L E P S Y O F
A D O L E S C E N C E

11. WHAT IS JUVENILE MYOCLONIC
EPILEPSY?
• Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy develops
between 12 and 18 years of age.
People with the disorder tend to have
seizures that cause jerks in the
shoulders or arms. Generalized tonic-
clonic and typical absence seizures
may occur along with myoclonic
seizures.

12. WHAT IS JUVENILE ABSENCE
EPILEPSY?
• Juvenile absence epilepsy
(JEA) is a genetic epilepsy
with onset at puberty. It is
characterized by sporadic
events with absence
seizures, often associated
with a lifetime presence of
generalized tonic-clonic
seizures (GTCS) and sporadic
myoclonic jerks.

13. WHAT IS EPILEPSY WITH GENERALIZED
TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURES?
• In a generalized tonic-clonic
seizure, the person loses
consciousness and has muscle
stiffness or stiffness and
muscle twitching. These
seizures are usually
generalized, starting on both
sides of the brain.

14. WHAT IS BENIGN FOCAL EPILEPSY OF
ADOLESCENCE?
• Benign focal epilepsy of
childhood is a common type of
epilepsy in children that causes
seizures that cause muscles
throughout the body to stiffen
and jerk. Seizures of benign focal
epilepsy of childhood usually
occur at night.

15. HOW IS EPILEPSY TREATED IN
ADOLESCENTS?
• Doctors often treat seizures with medication. If medications fail to
control seizures, doctors sometimes recommend a special diet, such as a
ketogenic diet.

16. USUALLY, HOW LONG DO SEIZURES
LAST?
• Most seizures last 30 seconds to two
minutes and do not cause lasting
damage. However, it is a medical
emergency if the seizures last more
than five minutes or if a person has
many seizures and does not wake up in
between.

17. A S O L U T I O N C A N N O T B E G I V E N I F I T I S N O T
K E P T U N D E R C O N T R O L B E C A U S E T H I S D I S E A S E
C A N B E T R E A T E D B U T T H E R E I S N O C U R E . I N
F A C T , I T C A N B E C O N T R O L L E D B A S E D O N
M E D I C A L T R E A T M E N T S S U C H A S M E D I C A T I O N S ,
S U R G E R Y, D E V I C E S , O R D I E T A R Y C H A N G E S .

18. INFORMATION SOURCES.
• https://www.cdc.gov/epilepsy/spanish/basicos/preguntas
-comunes.html#a1
• https://vivirconepilepsia.es/epilepsia-y-adolescentes

19. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME