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What is the primary consequence of abnormal electrical activity during childhood?
What is the primary consequence of abnormal electrical activity during childhood?
- Typical development of language skills
- Improved memory function
- Significant intellectual disability (correct)
- Enhanced problem-solving abilities
What is a characteristic of Landau-Kleffner syndrome?
What is a characteristic of Landau-Kleffner syndrome?
- Significant problems with lexical and syntactical skills
- Impaired phonologic decoding (correct)
- Deficits in visual spatial skills
- Impaired comprehension skills
What is a common outcome for children with underlying structural or metabolic causes of epilepsy that persists longer than 18 months?
What is a common outcome for children with underlying structural or metabolic causes of epilepsy that persists longer than 18 months?
- Enhanced cognitive abilities
- No permanent cognitive damage
- Temporary cognitive problems
- Permanent cognitive problems (correct)
What is a characteristic of Simple Focal Seizures?
What is a characteristic of Simple Focal Seizures?
Which type of seizure occurs in both sides of the brain?
Which type of seizure occurs in both sides of the brain?
What is an aura a sign of?
What is an aura a sign of?
What percentage of the pediatric population is affected by pediatric seizures and epilepsy?
What percentage of the pediatric population is affected by pediatric seizures and epilepsy?
What are interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) characterized by?
What are interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) characterized by?
What is defined by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) as recurrent unprovoked seizures?
What is defined by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) as recurrent unprovoked seizures?
What are the two main factors that affect quality of life in pediatric seizures and epilepsy?
What are the two main factors that affect quality of life in pediatric seizures and epilepsy?
What is the term for seizures that occur in response to a fever?
What is the term for seizures that occur in response to a fever?
What are the two underlying pathophysiologies mentioned in the context of childhood epilepsy?
What are the two underlying pathophysiologies mentioned in the context of childhood epilepsy?
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