Thus, PNES should be contemplated when a patient is a female who has frequent seizures, the semiology of which features uncoordinated out-of-phase movements or prolonged
atonic behavior; who has a history of abuse or other trauma; and whose seizures are unresponsive to a variety of anticonvulsants and are typically triggered by stressful interpersonal events.
The limitation of the study was that
atonic postpartum hemorrhage attributed to only 12% indications and there was no patient with DIC with resultant nil maternal mortality.
Patients with drug refractory epilepsy, include
atonic, clonic, myoclonic, absence, tonic clonic seizures, after two years treatment with at least two anticonvulsive drugs (15,37,38,49,50,51);
Indication Number Percentage (%)
Atonic postpartum hemorrhage 14 25.
The procedure adopted by the medic has to be assessed, as in some cases like the
atonic uterus, bleeding will be more.
Studies have demonstrated that NS is a seizure disorder with a sentinel and defining feature of paroxysmal episodes during which the head bobs forward repeatedly because of
atonic seizures (1).
Simultaneous recording of 2 episodes by EEG, videography, electromyography, and electrocardiography documented that the nodding episodes are manifestations of
atonic seizures.
16] These products are not licensed for use in children and in our experience have caused patulous and
atonic anal sphincters in 2 children (these cases are not included in this series).
These can manifest as tonic-clonic (tonic: muscles become tense and the body feels rigid; clonic: muscles contract and relax rapidly causing convulsions), tonic or
atonic (brief loss of muscle tone and body feels floppy) seizures with a temperature of 38[degrees]C or above.
Suprasacral lesions cause detrusor overactivity and sacral lesions
atonic detrusor initially.
It is eminently useful in habitual flatulency,
atonic dyspepsia, hysteria, and enfeebled and relaxed habits, especially of old and gouty individuals; and is excellent to relieve nausea, pains and cramps of the stomach and bowels, and to obviate tenesmus, and especially when those conditions are due to colds (Onyeagba et al.
But, most commonly, Tom suffers
atonic seizures, where he just falls to the ground because every muscle in his body relaxes.
