What Is The Main Cause Of Seizures And Epilepsy?
Take this quiz and learn cause of seizures and epilepsy!
- 1.Seizures are....
- A.
Diseases
- B.
Symptoms
- C.
Allergic reactions
- 2.What is epilepsy characterized by?
- A.
4 unprovoked seizures at least 42 hours apart
- B.
2 provoked seizures within 48 hours
- C.
2 unprovoked seizures at least 24 hours apart
- 3.A seizure that occurs at the time or briefly following a recoent brain disorder
- A.
Acute Symptomatic seizure
- B.
Unprovoked seizure
- C.
Chronic seizure
- 4.When does an acute symptomatic seizure occur?
- A.
Within 2 weeks of brain insult
- B.
Within 1 year of brain insult
- C.
Within 1 week of brain insult
- D.
Within 1 day of brain insult
- 5.How many major classes of seizures are there?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- 6.What are the 2 major classes of seizures?
- A.
Generalized onset
- B.
Partial onset
- C.
Absence onset
- D.
Tonic onset
- E.
Acute onset
- 7.Type of partial seizure where patient is alert during seizure
- A.
Simple
- B.
Complex
- C.
Secondarily Generalized
- 8.Type of seizure where pt has a change in awareness
- A.
Simple
- B.
Complex
- C.
Secondarily generalized
- 9.Type of generalized seizure where there is staring and blinking
- A.
Absence
- B.
Tonic-clonic
- C.
Myoclonic
- D.
Atonic
- 10.Seizure where the pt goes stiff and falls followed by convulsion
- A.
Absence
- B.
Tonic-clonic
- C.
Tonic
- D.
Atonic
- 11.Seizure where pt falls limply to the ground
- A.
Absence
- B.
Tonic-clonic
- C.
Myoclonic
- D.
Atonic
- 12.These seizures may look like temporal lobe seizure and pt cannot control their motor functions
- A.
Frontal lobe complex partial seizure
- B.
Temporal lobe complex partial seizure
- C.
Secodarily generalized seiuzures
- D.
Complex partial seizures
- 13.Auras occur before this type of seizure?
- A.
Simple partial
- B.
Complex partial
- C.
Secondarily generalized partial
- 14.Temporal lobe is the most common site for this seizure followed by the frontal lobe
- A.
Simple
- B.
Complex
- C.
Secondarily generalized
- 15.Seizures that show with automatisms such as lip smacking, chewing, and picking
- A.
Secondarily generalized seizures
- B.
Temporal lobe complex partial seizures
- C.
Frontal lobe complex partial seizures
- D.
Complex partial seizures
- 16.For epileptic seizures what is favored?
- A.
Excitatory
- B.
Inhibitory
- 17.When is the highest incidence of epileptic seizures?
- A.
0-1yrs
- B.
20-30yrs
- C.
55-65yrs
- D.
65-older
- 18.The 2nd highest incidence of epileptic seizures occurs when?
- A.
0-1yrs
- B.
20-30yrs
- C.
55-65
- D.
65-older
- 19.What are the causes of generalized onset seizures?
- A.
Abnormal thalmocortical interactions
- B.
Altered ion channels
- C.
Genetic mechanisms
- 20.When do you do a CT scan in regards to seizures?
- A.
You don't. There is only MRI
- B.
CT is preferred
- C.
When you suspect trauma
- 21.A normal EEG rules out the diagnosis of epilepsy
- A.
True
- B.
False
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