What causes Epilepsy?
Epilepsy can be caused by different conditions that affect a person’s brain. Some known causes include: Stroke. Brain tumor. Brain infection from parasites (malaria, neurocysticercosis), viruses (influenza, dengue, Zika), and bacteria. Traumatic brain injury or head injury. Loss of oxygen to the brain (for example, during birth). Some genetic disorders (such as Down syndrome). Other neurologic diseases (such as Alzheimer’s disease).
How long do seizures usually last?
Usually, a seizure lasts from a few seconds to a few minutes. It depends on the type of seizure.
What is Epilepsy?
Epilepsy, which is sometimes called a seizure disorder, is a disorder of the brain. A person is diagnosed with epilepsy when they have had two or more seizures.
What are the benefits of UFE?
Patients who undergo uterine fibroid embolization typically notice decreased bleeding, pelvic pain and pressure, and other symptoms of uterine fibroids, as well as an overall significant improvement in physical and emotional well-being.
What is NICU in a baby?
When babies are born early, have health problems, or a difficult birth they go to the hospital's NICU. NICU stands for "neonatal intensive care unit".
Is NICU the same as ICU?
A neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), also known as an intensive care nursery (ICN), is an intensive care unit (ICU) specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants.
What are the three levels of neonatal care?
Levels of Neonatal Care Level I: Well newborn nursery. Level II: Special care nursery. Level III: Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) Level IV: Regional neonatal intensive-care unit (regional NICU)
What is CPAP in NICU?
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a means of providing respiratory support to neonates with either upper airway obstruction or respiratory failure. Respiratory failure constitutes either failure of ventilation or failure of lung function.
What is a neonatal ventilator?
Neonatal ventilators can be classified as either devices that deliver tidal ventilation, usually referred to as conventional mechanical ventilators, or devices that deliver smaller gas volumes at rapid rates, referred to as high-frequency ventilators
What is PICU in medical?
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
