During aerobic exercise the performance of the heart is based on heart rate, the amount of blood pumped per beat (stroke volume), and heart contractility, or the forcefulness of each heart contraction. Combined, these variables increase blood flow and oxygen supply to meet the demands of the exercising muscles.
Non-epileptic seizures are paroxysmal events that mimic an epileptic seizure but do not involve abnormal, rhythmic discharges of cortical neurons.[1] They are caused by either physiological or psychological conditions. The latter is discussed more fully in psychogenic non-epileptic seizures.
In caring for the seizure patient in the emergency department (ED), 3 basic pitfalls must be avoided. The first is failure to recognize seizure activity. Nonconvulsive seizure is a rare presentation of altered mental status (AMS) but should always be on the differential of the comatose patient.