Epilepsy Quiz

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What is the leading cause of seizures in older adults?

Dementia

Head injury

Infection

Cerebrovascular disease (correct)

What is the risk of congenital fetal anomaly in women with epilepsy?

Two to three times higher (correct)

Two to three times lower

Five times higher

Equal to women without epilepsy

What is SUDEP?

Seizure event witnessed by others

Unexpected death of a patient with epilepsy (correct)

Anatomic cause of death in epilepsy

Toxicologic cause of death in epilepsy

What alters the excitability of neurons in the cerebral cortex in women with epilepsy?

Increase in sex hormones Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of anticonvulsant medications on the effectiveness of contraceptives?

Decreased effectiveness Signup and view all the answers

What is the risk of epilepsy in mothers who use illicit drugs during pregnancy?

Greatly increased risk Signup and view all the answers

What is the risk factor for Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)?

Cardiac and respiratory abnormalities Signup and view all the answers

What is the cause of new-onset epilepsy in older adults?

Cerebrovascular disease Signup and view all the answers

What contributes to the dysfunction associated with epilepsy?

Continuous firing of nerve cells after a task is finished Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of long-term use of anticonvulsant medications on bone health?

Low bone mass and osteoporosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of pregnancy on the pattern of seizure activity in many women with epilepsy?

Increase in seizure activity Signup and view all the answers

What is the risk factor for mothers that increases the risk of epilepsy in the fetus?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is epilepsy characterized by?

Unprovoked, recurring seizures Signup and view all the answers

How are epileptic syndromes classified?

By specific patterns of clinical features Signup and view all the answers

What is the estimated lifetime prevalence of epilepsy?

3% Signup and view all the answers

When does most forms of epilepsy occur?

In children and older adults Signup and view all the answers

What has increased the number of patients at risk for seizures after recovery from certain conditions?

Improved treatment for cerebrovascular disorders, head injuries, brain tumors, meningitis, and encephalitis Signup and view all the answers

What has aided in the diagnosis of epilepsy?

Advances in EEG Signup and view all the answers

What has reduced the stigma associated with epilepsy?

Public education about epilepsy Signup and view all the answers

What may be inherited in some types of epilepsy?

Susceptibility to some types of epilepsy Signup and view all the answers

What is the cause of seizures in many people with epilepsy?

Idiopathic (unknown) Signup and view all the answers

What can follow birth trauma, head injuries, and infectious diseases?

Epilepsy Signup and view all the answers

What has increased the number of patients at risk for seizures after recovery from certain conditions?

Improved treatment for cerebrovascular disorders, head injuries, brain tumors, meningitis, and encephalitis Signup and view all the answers

What has aided in the diagnosis of epilepsy?

Advances in EEG Signup and view all the answers

Epilepsy Quiz

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What is the leading cause of seizures in older adults?

What is the risk of congenital fetal anomaly in women with epilepsy?

What is SUDEP?

What alters the excitability of neurons in the cerebral cortex in women with epilepsy?

What is the effect of anticonvulsant medications on the effectiveness of contraceptives?

What is the risk of epilepsy in mothers who use illicit drugs during pregnancy?

What is the risk factor for Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)?

What is the cause of new-onset epilepsy in older adults?

What contributes to the dysfunction associated with epilepsy?

What is the effect of long-term use of anticonvulsant medications on bone health?

What is the effect of pregnancy on the pattern of seizure activity in many women with epilepsy?

What is the risk factor for mothers that increases the risk of epilepsy in the fetus?

What is epilepsy characterized by?

How are epileptic syndromes classified?

What is the estimated lifetime prevalence of epilepsy?

When does most forms of epilepsy occur?

What has increased the number of patients at risk for seizures after recovery from certain conditions?

What has aided in the diagnosis of epilepsy?

What has reduced the stigma associated with epilepsy?

What may be inherited in some types of epilepsy?

What is the cause of seizures in many people with epilepsy?

What can follow birth trauma, head injuries, and infectious diseases?

What has increased the number of patients at risk for seizures after recovery from certain conditions?

What has aided in the diagnosis of epilepsy?

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