10 Questions
What type of pain is caused by changes to the nerves, such as cancer pressing on the nerves or changes in the nerves due to treatment?
Chronic pain
Which type of pain occurs when pain 'breaks through' the regular dose of pain medicine?
Breakthrough pain
What is phantom pain?
Pain or changes in sensation in a body part that has been removed
Which type of pain is short-term and comes on quickly, caused by an injury, tissue damage, or inflammation?
Acute pain
What type of pain is long-term, may be constant or come and go, and can range from mild to severe?
Chronic pain
What is the best possible seizure control percentage on monotherapy?
Approximately 66%
What is the main cause of infantile epilepsy?
Hyperexcitability due to pathway maturation
What is the annual incidence of epilepsy per 100k people in infancy?
100-233
What is the most common etiology of epilepsy in Ontario?
Infectious causes, especially meningitis & encephalitis
What is the main cause of epileptogenesis?
Abnormal neuronal hyperexcitability and hypersynchronization
Study Notes
Pain Classification
- Neuropathic pain is caused by changes to the nerves, such as cancer pressing on the nerves or changes in the nerves due to treatment.
Breakthrough Pain
- Breakthrough pain occurs when pain 'breaks through' the regular dose of pain medicine.
Phantom Pain
- Phantom pain is a type of pain that occurs when there is no apparent physical cause.
Acute and Chronic Pain
- Acute pain is short-term, comes on quickly, and is caused by an injury, tissue damage, or inflammation.
- Chronic pain is long-term, may be constant or come and go, and can range from mild to severe.
Epilepsy
- The best possible seizure control percentage on monotherapy is 60-70%.
Causes of Epilepsy
- The main cause of infantile epilepsy is genetics.
- The annual incidence of epilepsy per 100k people in infancy is 41-67.
- The most common etiology of epilepsy in Ontario is unknown etiology.
- The main cause of epileptogenesis is an imbalance between excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters.
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