RT Book, Section
A1 Kornegay, Josh
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
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ID 1166598993
T1 Seizures and Status Epilepticus in Adults
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166598993
RD 2023/04/01
AB A  seizure  is  an  episode  of  abnormal  neurologic  function  caused  by  inappropriate  electrical  discharge  of  brain  neurons.  Neuronal  electrical  discharge,  in  its  most  simple  form,  can  be  thought  of  as  the  homeostasis  of  glutaminergic  (excitatory)  and  γ-aminobutyric  acid  (inhibitory)  activity.  The  seizure  is  the  clinical  attack  in  the  setting  of  inappropriate  excitatory  activity.  Some  patients  with  “epileptic”  electroencephalographic  (EEG)  discharges  may  not  experience  any  overt  clinical  symptoms.  Some  seizure-like  episodes  may  be  due  to  causes  other  than  abnormal  brain  electrical  activity,  but  such  attacks  are  not  true  seizures.