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Case Studies
A 5 y/o female is brought to your office because of episodic “ blanking out” which began 1 month ago. The patient has episodes in which she abruptly stops all activity for about 10 seconds, followed by a rapid return to full consciousness. The patient’s eyes are open during the episodes and she remains motionless with occasional “ fumbling” hand movements.
If this young lady was in my classroom, I would make sure that she had extra time to perform tasks because she blanks out for brief periods of time. I would write down any time that I noticed a possible seizure so that I could gauge how often they occur and use that information to inform my instruction of this student. I would seat her next to another child that could share directions with her if she missed any information. I would talk to specialty teachers as well so that they were aware of her epilepsy and the nature of her seizures.
An 11 y/o male was diagnosed with epilepsy. He had experienced both myoclonic and a tonic-clonic seizure. He has been seizure-free for almost a year.
Although this student has been seizure-free for almost a year, I would make sure that I had accommodations for the student. I would seat the close to the reading center where I would have a carpeted space. If the student happened to experience an aura, he could quickly go lay down or if the student had a seizure without warning, he would not fall onto a hard surface. I would discuss the student's history of seizures with the specialty teachers so that they could make appropriate accommodations as well.
If this young lady was in my classroom, I would make sure that she had extra time to perform tasks because she blanks out for brief periods of time. I would write down any time that I noticed a possible seizure so that I could gauge how often they occur and use that information to inform my instruction of this student. I would seat her next to another child that could share directions with her if she missed any information. I would talk to specialty teachers as well so that they were aware of her epilepsy and the nature of her seizures.
An 11 y/o male was diagnosed with epilepsy. He had experienced both myoclonic and a tonic-clonic seizure. He has been seizure-free for almost a year.
Although this student has been seizure-free for almost a year, I would make sure that I had accommodations for the student. I would seat the close to the reading center where I would have a carpeted space. If the student happened to experience an aura, he could quickly go lay down or if the student had a seizure without warning, he would not fall onto a hard surface. I would discuss the student's history of seizures with the specialty teachers so that they could make appropriate accommodations as well.