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What is the likely cause of seizures?
What is the likely cause of seizures?
- Imbalance between glutamate and gaba (correct)
- Excessive excitation
- Excessive inhibition
- Lack of electrical activity
When is a seizure considered epilepsy?
When is a seizure considered epilepsy?
- After any loss of consciousness
- After a single untriggered seizure
- After 2 or more untriggered seizures (correct)
- After a febrile seizure
What causes the convulsions during a seizure?
What causes the convulsions during a seizure?
- Waves of action potentials hitting the motor cortex (correct)
- Oxygen deprivation to the brain
- Excessive excitation in the brain
- Lack of electrical activity in the brain
What distinguishes general seizures from partial seizures?
What distinguishes general seizures from partial seizures?
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What is the characteristic of a simple partial seizure?
What is the characteristic of a simple partial seizure?
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What distinguishes a complex partial seizure from a simple partial seizure?
What distinguishes a complex partial seizure from a simple partial seizure?
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What are the characteristics of a Grand Mal seizure?
What are the characteristics of a Grand Mal seizure?
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What distinguishes an absence seizure from other seizures?
What distinguishes an absence seizure from other seizures?
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What is the defining characteristic of Status Epilepticus?
What is the defining characteristic of Status Epilepticus?
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How are seizure disorders typically treated?
How are seizure disorders typically treated?
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