What can people tell me about seizures? And the medications?

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1. Before I became an actual RN

I worked as a therapy technician at our state school. Many of our kids had seizure disorders that they were born with. I've heard seizures come from scar tissue from brain insults. The electrical activity goes up to the area of the damage and has to jump it to go across. That can start an electrical storm of activity which results in the tonic/clonic movements you see in a convulsion. Most seizures last a few seconds. It seems longer because they are so violent. Status seizures are one one top of the other and require medical intervention. The nurse would give IM valium with good results for most.

The meds are usually some kind of a downer type drug to supress the electrical storm from getting started. A common drug is Depakote. I don't know if Phenobarbatol still used. Clonapin is kind of in the valium family.

I'm seeing a trend in using seizure drugs for behavior control. There may be a link between violent acting out and undiagnosed seizure like fits of anger.