Epilepsy Predisposing Factors Quiz

What type of seizures involve both hemispheres of the brain from the onset and result in early loss of consciousness?

Which type of seizure is associated with impaired consciousness and automatic behavior?

What does an EEG recorded during focal onset impaired awareness seizures typically show?

What can focal onset aware seizures evolve into?

What determines the patient’s symptoms in focal onset aware seizures?

What are examples of non-motor symptoms in focal onset aware seizures?

What are some of the factors that may lower the seizure threshold and provoke seizures in predisposed individuals?

Which organization recently updated to a new basic classification system for seizures?

How many major groups does the ILAE categorize seizures into under the new system?

What do neurologists and other physicians look for to help define the patient’s treatment and prognosis?

Where do focal onset seizures begin?

What is an example of a disorder associated with seizures?

What are some examples of predisposing factors that may cause epilepsy more often?

What are some examples of acute disorders associated with seizures?

What may neurologists look for in a patient to help define the patient’s treatment and prognosis?

What type of seizure is characterized by no alteration of consciousness and symptoms determined by the anatomic location of the seizure focus?

Which type of seizure may evolve from focal onset aware seizures and can generate into a focal-to-bilateral seizure?

What do focal onset impaired awareness seizures often show on an EEG?

What distinguishes focal onset impaired awareness seizures from focal onset aware seizures?

Which type of seizure involves both hemispheres of the brain from the onset and results in early loss of consciousness?

What kind of activity is typically shown on an EEG during focal onset aware seizures?

What may be the first clinical and EEG change indicating initial activation of nerve cells in a limited part of one cerebral hemisphere during focal onset aware seizures?

What are the symptoms determined by in focal onset aware seizures?

What distinguishes generalized non-motor seizures from generalized motor seizures?

What is the new basic classification system for seizures recently updated by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)?

What are some examples of acute metabolic disorders associated with seizures?

In the new ILAE classification system, which major group do focal onset seizures belong to?

What do sleep deprivation, hyperventilation, fever from underlying illness, hormonal changes, and drug/alcohol ingestion collectively do to individuals who are predisposed to seizures?

What are some factors that neurologists and other physicians may consider to help define a patient’s treatment and prognosis?

What characterizes focal onset seizures?

Which disorder is associated with seizures such as alcohol or drug withdrawal, viral meningitis, or hypoglycemia from an overdose of insulin?

(ILAE) now categorizes seizures into how many major groups?