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What is the key characteristic of focal seizures?
What is the key characteristic of focal seizures?
What is the distinguishing feature between simple partial and partial complex seizures?
What is the distinguishing feature between simple partial and partial complex seizures?
Do focal seizures have consistent ictal onset from one seizure to another?
Do focal seizures have consistent ictal onset from one seizure to another?
Why has the distinction between simple partial and partial complex seizures been eliminated?
Why has the distinction between simple partial and partial complex seizures been eliminated?
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What type of seizures involve observable motor and autonomic symptoms, with normal consciousness?
What type of seizures involve observable motor and autonomic symptoms, with normal consciousness?
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In which type of seizure do tonic then clonic movements start unilaterally in the hand, foot, or face and spread to other body parts on the same side?
In which type of seizure do tonic then clonic movements start unilaterally in the hand, foot, or face and spread to other body parts on the same side?
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Which type of seizures involve temporary confusion, headache, and impaired consciousness?
Which type of seizures involve temporary confusion, headache, and impaired consciousness?
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What type of seizures resemble tonic–clonic seizures and may not be recalled by the patient?
What type of seizures resemble tonic–clonic seizures and may not be recalled by the patient?
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Which type of seizure involves automatic motor behaviors such as chewing, smacking the lips, walking about, and unbuttoning clothes?
Which type of seizure involves automatic motor behaviors such as chewing, smacking the lips, walking about, and unbuttoning clothes?
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In which type of seizure does the person appear confused and is amnesic for the rest of the seizure?
In which type of seizure does the person appear confused and is amnesic for the rest of the seizure?
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Which type of seizures involve a 'funny feeling' in the epigastrium, nausea, pallor, flushing, and lightheadedness?
Which type of seizures involve a 'funny feeling' in the epigastrium, nausea, pallor, flushing, and lightheadedness?
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Which type of seizure may include simple visual, auditory, or olfactory hallucinations such as flashing lights, buzzing, or odors?
Which type of seizure may include simple visual, auditory, or olfactory hallucinations such as flashing lights, buzzing, or odors?
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Which type of seizure involves more complex hallucinations such as feelings of familiarity (déjà vu) or unreality; dreamy states; fear or rage; flashback experiences?
Which type of seizure involves more complex hallucinations such as feelings of familiarity (déjà vu) or unreality; dreamy states; fear or rage; flashback experiences?
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Which type of seizures involve turning of the head and eyes to one side, or tonic and clonic movements of an arm or leg without spreading to other body parts?
Which type of seizures involve turning of the head and eyes to one side, or tonic and clonic movements of an arm or leg without spreading to other body parts?
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