24 year old with episode of seizure

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 CHIEF COMPLAINT

  • The person in question is 24 years old and lives in Chittyal.
  • She is a computer operator at MRDO.
  • Her chief complaint is an episode of seizure that occurred at 7 pm one day ago 

  • HISTORY OF PRSENTING ILLNESS 
  • She woke up at 6:30 am.
  • At 11:00 am, She had breakfast which consisted of rice and chicken.
  • At 2 pm, She went about her day as usual since it was Eid
  • She prepared food.
  • until 3:30 pm, She took a nap.
  • Later on, She prepared food 
  • blacked out ,attenders noticed sudden involuntarily movements of all four limbs initially stretched her right upper limb and lower limb followed by continuous movement of all four limbs lasting for 3 minutes each ,3 episodes occurring with in the span of one and a half hour
  • H/o of loss of coinsciousness
  • H/o of deviation of eyes towards right ,absent blink
  • H/o of drowsiness for 45 mins followed by which patient woke up and had reduced movement of right upper and lower limb for 1-2 hrs
  • During the episode , She had foaming of saline in mouth ,deviation of mouth and shouted aloud(epileptic cry) associated with postictal confusion not associated with lateral tongue bite ,aura,urinary incontinence ,associated paralysis
  • Patient complaints of band headache which is dull aching ,continuous more in frontal region not associated with nausea vomitting ,phono/photophobia,tearing of eyes ,blurring of vision ,facial pain ,change in instensitt with movements
    • No h/o fever
    • No H/O rash, photophobia, joint pain/swelling
    • No h/o menstrual irregularities
    • No h/a/o cranial nerve involvement.
    • No h/o previous or current Sensory
      symptoms(positive or negative)
    • No h/s/o motor weakness.


  • PAST HISTORY


  • K/c/o epilepsy .
  • In the past, the individual had an episode of seizure.as a
  • child

  • During the 10 months of pregnancy, she was admitted to a government hospital as she did not experience any labour pains until she had a seizure at 7:00 pm. The next day, they had a cesarean section, and the baby's birth weight was 4 kgs.male child.

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  • 8 months ago she went for a general check-up organised by her office ,was advised to visit without eating breakfast. She completed several tests, including ophthalmology and ultrasound, before eating food and returning to Mrdo.while on duty at 11:00 am experienced an episode of seizure while in the office ,patient doesn’t not remember anything prior and later the episode

  • MENTRUAL HISTORY  


  • She had her first period (menarche) at 14 years old with a 30-day cycle lasting 6-7 days, requiring 2 pads per day with no clots or pain.
  • The individual got married at 17 years old in a consanguineous marriage. After 1 year of marriage, they had their first child through spontaneous conception. During the 10 months of pregnancy, they were admitted to a government hospital as she did not experience any labour pains until she had a seizure at 7:00 pm. The next day, they had a cesarean section, and the baby's birth weight was 4 kgs.male child.



    Not k/c/o Type 2DM, HT, Tuberculosis.

    previous admissions to the hospital 8 months back when she was advised to take leveritacetam 500mg tablets (twice daily psotprandial)


    FAMILY HISTORY

    Grandfather suffered from similar complaints

    TREATMENT HISTORY

    leveritacetam 500mg tablets (twice daily postprandial)since 6 months



    SURGICAL HISTORY

    No surgical history

    PERSONAL HISTORY

    The individual got married at 17 years old in a consanguineous marriage. After 1 year of marriage, they had their first child through spontaneous conception.

    Had her second child 2 years later through spontaneous conception ,delivered at 9(1/2)months of pregnancy ,birth weight of 3.5 kgs girl child

    DIET -mixed

    APPETITE -normal

    BOWEL AND BLADDER -regular

    SLEEP -adqueate

    ADDICTIONS -none

    GENERAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION





    PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS

    GTCS secondary to non compliance to drugs



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