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What can cause intracerebral hemorrhage?

Low blood sugar

Hypertension (correct)

High cholesterol

Obesity

What is the result of an embolism?

Hardening and thickening of arteries

Formation of a plug at the site

Narrowing of the lumen

Lodging in a smaller vessel (correct)

What is the role of glutamate in ischemic brain damage?

Inhibition of glutamate release

Excessive release of glutamate when blood vessels are blocked (correct)

Absence of glutamate in affected neurons

Glutamate breakdown in the bloodstream

What can cause subarachnoid hemorrhage?

Bursting aneurysms Signup and view all the answers

What does arteriosclerosis lead to?

Hardening and thickening of arteries Signup and view all the answers

What type of seizure is characterized by complex psychological phenomena and often originates in the temporal lobes?

Complex partial seizure Signup and view all the answers

Which type of seizure involves convulsions, loss of consciousness, equilibrium, and can lead to hypoxia?

Tonic-clonic seizure Signup and view all the answers

Which type of seizure is more common in children and is characterized by a disruption of consciousness and a vacant look with fluttering eyelids?

Absence seizure Signup and view all the answers

Which type of seizure involves mostly sensory or motor symptoms, and may be known as 'Jacksonian seizures'?

Simple partial seizure Signup and view all the answers

In which type of seizure do focal discharges spread to the entire brain, and it may begin in the thalamus?