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Understanding Seizures

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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?

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?

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?

Involvement of most, if not all, of the brain vs. local to a brain area Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a simple partial seizure?

Complete awareness and consciousness Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes a complex partial seizure from a simple partial seizure?

Complete loss of consciousness Signup and view all the answers

What are the characteristics of a Grand Mal seizure?

Tonic (contraction) and clonic (jerking) movements Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes an absence seizure from other seizures?

Appearance like an attentional problem Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining characteristic of Status Epilepticus?

Non-stop seizure with high mortality rate Signup and view all the answers

How are seizure disorders typically treated?

Medication Signup and view all the answers