A patient reports feeling numbness and tingling of the left arm before experiencing a seizure. the nurse should know that this type of seizure is Focal Seizure.
- Seizures are the results of uncontrolled, random action potential.
- Focal Seizure is a type of seizure in which only the nerve cells in the part of brain are involved.
- The symptoms for Focal Seizure includes uncontrolled movements in the body such as tapping hand or legs, Blinking of eyes, Biting Lips.
- The stimulation for the Focal seizure includes stress, sleeplessness, alcohol overuse, Drug overuse, Low levels of blood sugar levels.
- This type of seizures can be diagnosed by MRI or CT scan of patient.
- This seizures usually last from seconds to Less than five minutes.
Thus when a patient feels numbness and tingling of the left arm before experiencing a seizure the nurse should conform it as Focal Seizure.
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