Seizure Types and Characteristics

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What is the primary characteristic of a Tonic Seizure?

Rhythmic jerking movements of the arms and legs

Unresponsive staring with a blank expression

Sudden loss of muscle tone

Sudden stiffening of the body, arms, or legs (correct)

What type of seizure is characterized by rhythmic jerking movements of the arms and legs?

Clonic Seizure (correct)

Tonic Seizure

Absence Seizure

Tonic-Clonic Seizure

What is the term for a seizure that lasts longer than 30 minutes, or 3 seizures without a normal period in between?

Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome

Status Epilepticus (correct)

Tonic-Clonic Seizure

Absence Seizure

What type of seizure is characterized by a person appearing to 'blank out' or 'daydream'?

Absence Seizure Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a seizure disorder characterized by atypical absence, atonic, and myoclonic seizures?

Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of therapy for epilepsy?

To control seizures Signup and view all the answers

Which type of seizure is characterized by brief, shock-like muscle jerks?

Myoclonic seizure Signup and view all the answers

In which type of seizure is the loss of consciousness at seizure onset typically observed?

Complex partial seizure Signup and view all the answers

What is the key feature of simple partial seizures?

Preservation of consciousness Signup and view all the answers

In which type of seizure is excessive electrical activity limited to one cerebral hemisphere?

Partial seizure Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical origin of generalized seizures?

Thalamus or brainstem Signup and view all the answers

Which type of seizure involves a sudden loss of muscle tone?

Atonic seizure Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a sudden attack of involuntary muscular contractions and relaxations?

Convulsion Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for abnormal central nervous system electrical activity?

Seizure Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a group of recurrent disorders of cerebral function characterized by both seizures and convulsions?

Epilepsy Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of glutamate in neuronal communication?

Excitatory neurotransmitter Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of GABA in neuronal communication?

Inhibitory neurotransmitter Signup and view all the answers

What is the ion responsible for creating an action potential in a neuron?

Sodium ions (Na+) Signup and view all the answers