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Understanding Epilepsy and Seizures

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What is the definition of epilepsy?

Two or more seizures not provoked by other illnesses (correct)

Multiple seizures with unknown cause

One seizure not provoked by other illnesses

Two or more seizures provoked by other illnesses

What is the incidence of epilepsy in the United States?

3% (correct)

How is epilepsy usually classified?

Generalized or localized (correct)

Mild or severe

Young or old

Known cause or unknown cause

What is the most common movement disorder?

Tremor Signup and view all the answers

What should be asked about the tremor experienced by the patient?

If it occurs at rest Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic sensation of restless legs syndrome?

Unpleasant sensation in the legs that worsens with rest and improves with movement Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a common cause of acute symptomatic seizures?

Brain tumor Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes generalized seizures?

Postictal state and tonic–clonic motor activity Signup and view all the answers

When does epilepsy typically occur?

In childhood or adolescence Signup and view all the answers

What are the typical characteristics of Parkinson's disease?

Low-frequency unilateral resting tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia Signup and view all the answers

What are essential tremors characterized by?

High-frequency, bilateral, upper extremity tremors Signup and view all the answers

What are the reversible causes of restless legs syndrome?

Pregnancy, renal disease, and iron deficiency Signup and view all the answers

What are common causes of acute symptomatic seizures?

Head trauma; alcohol, cocaine, and other drugs; withdrawal from alcohol; low sodium levels; metabolic insults from low glucose; acute stroke; meningitis or encephalitis; brain tumor. Signup and view all the answers

What are the typical characteristics of essential tremors?

High-frequency, bilateral, upper extremity tremors that occur with both limb movement and sustained posture Signup and view all the answers

What can characterize generalized seizures?

Tonic–clonic motor activity, bladder or bowel incontinence, and postictal state Signup and view all the answers