Health and Social Care Epilepsy – Diagnosis ASSESSMENT

Assessment

For this assessment you need to match up each of the different types of diagnostic tools with the correct description.

The tools you need to match descriptions with are:

1. Ambulatory EEG

2. SPECT scan

3. CT or CAT scan (computer-assisted tomography)

4. EEG (Electroencephalography)

5. Video telemetry

6. PET scan

7. MRI scan (magnetic resonance imaging)

Your descriptions are:

An ______________________ uses magnetic fields and radio waves to scan the brain in a non-invasive way to identify very small lesions and scars. It is very useful in cases where surgery is a possibility

In an ____________________ the person wears a tape cassette recorder to provide up to several days’ and nights’ recording of the brain’s electrical activity

An ________________ traces the brain’s electrical activity and can identify disruptions. It is the most frequently used test. It takes up to an hour and is pain free.

An ____________________ consists of simultaneous EEG recording of the brain’s electrical activity and video recording of seizures.

Epilepsy – Diagnosis ASSESSMENT

Health and Social Care Epilepsy – Diagnosis ASSESSMENT

A _________________ is a non-invasive process lasting 30/60 minutes and can also include an EEG. It creates 3-dimensional images of the brain and analyses glucose in the brain.

In a _______________________ X-rays of the brain are taken, providing a series of cross-sectional images. These can then be reconstructed by computer into a 3-dimensional image. Sometimes a dye is injected into a vein to enhance images and highlight suspected areas of brain damage.

A _____________________ is a similar process to a PET scan taking 20 minutes and highlights “hot spots” of seizure activity.

Epilepsy – Diagnosis ASSESSMENT