Xanit Hospital International today organizes a Conference to treat seizures
Benalmádena (Málaga), January 2012- the area of Neurosciences of Xanit Hospital International has organized for today, January 24 at 1330 hours, a day of sunsets a day in neuroscience ”, where attendees deepen epilepsya neurological disorder characterized by the occurrence of seizures and that it affects 6-9 persons of every 1000 residents in Spain.
This seminar aimed at the Group of specialists in general Neurology, er, intensivistas, and internists, seeks to update the treatments available in this area, and will be taught by Dr. GONZALEZ GALVEZ, head of the service of neurophysiology and head of the Xanit epilepsy unit and Dr. VÃctor Campos ArilloDirector of the area of Neurosciences of Xanit Hospital international, who will also focus on lecture on the type of seizures and its current therapeutic management.
According to Dr. VÃctor Campos, Director of the area of Neurosciences of Xanit Hospital international, approximately between 350,000 and 400,000 Spaniards have active epilepsy, i.e., they require treatment. Treatment is effective in most of those affected (more than 70%) but in specific cases seizures not controlled despite modern and efficient strategies available today – what we know as epilepsy fármacorresistente or refractory – ”, explains Dr. VÃctor Campos, who adds that the extreme case of this bad control is called status epilepticus and is considered a medical emergency ”.
At this first meeting of ‘ sunsets a day in neuroscience ’, want to address the status epilepticus in Neurology is defined as the existence of prolonged seizures (more than 15 minutes) or they recur with a frequency that prevents the full recovery of consciousness including ”, qualifies the Neurosciences area Director, who insists that it’s medical risk that demands an immediate and effective treatment due to the fact that this time limit can lead to irreversible neural damage in structures of the brain called limbic ” (especially in hippocampus) if it is exceeded.
The frequency of convulsive status epilepticus is higher in children than adults, as reported by Dr. VÃctor Campos. 1-5% Of the adult epileptics and 15% of the children will present it at some point in its evolution. The majority (80-85%) are referred to as ‘ seizure ’ introducing usually rhythmic involuntary movements; 20-25% are ‘ not convulsive ’ because does not display muscle movement one and its diagnosis is therefore much more difficult to specifying additional explorations of type neurophysiologic aid ”, indicates.
Other issues to be addressed during this day is the existence of new therapeutic strategies using medications for parenteral administration efficacy profiles similar to the previously existing but with minor side effects, treatment for Dr. VÃctor Campos are the immediate future for the control of this clinical situation of both risk to the patient that suffers from ”.
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