Expiration Date: July 1, 2019
Title: Internal Medicine – Neurology: Seizures-Diagnosis and Management; Movement Disorders
Faculty: David E. Riley, M.D.
Original Release Date: July 1, 2016 Review Date: July 1, 2017 Expiration Date: July 1, 2019
TOPIC 1: Seizures and Epilepsy – Diagnosis.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP
- Differentiate among the major types of seizures.
- Apply epidemiologic aspects to the diagnosis of epilepsy.
- Distinguish seizures from syncope.
- Formulate a plan for diagnostic investigation.
TOPIC 2: Seizures and Epilepsy – Management.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP
- Determine when treatment with anticonvulsant medication is warranted.
- Choose among the many available anticonvulsant medications.
- Manage problems confronted by women with epilepsy.
- Counsel patients regarding their driving privileges.
TOPIC 3: Spasticity, Ataxia, and Gait Disorders.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP
- Detect the major clinical features of spasticity.
- Institute a diagnostic investigation of cervical spondylosis.
- Assess ataxia and the other major clinical features of cerebellar dysfunction.
- Evaluate different types of gait disorders.
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