Recent Lessons

Show all results for ""

Feature Overview

Ace your exams with our all-in-one platform for creating and sharing quizzes and tests.

Quizzes

Create quizzes and tests automatically from your content using AI.

Flashcards

Automatically turn your notes into digital flashcards.

Share, Export & Embed

Share with classmates or export to Excel and your learning management system.

Stats & Reporting

Auto-grading quizzes and tests with detailed stats and reports.

Mobile Apps

The smarter way to study – wherever you are.

Pricing Schools Business

Features Pricing Schools Business

10 Questions

1 Views

Understanding Seizures: Key Notes

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz

Study Flashcards

Spaced Repetition

Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What is the likely cause of seizures according to the text?

Excessive excitation

Excessive inhibition

Unknown reasons

Imbalance between glutamate and GABA (correct)

When is a seizure considered epilepsy?

When there are 2+ untriggered seizures (correct)

When there is only one seizure

When there is no convulsion

When there is an obvious external cause

What is the most common cause of non-epileptic seizures?

Respiratory distress

Brain injury (correct)

Heart attack

High fever

Why do convulsions occur during a seizure?

Waves of action potentials hitting the motor cortex (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of seizure involves most or all of the brain?

General seizure (D) Signup and view all the answers

During which type of seizure does the person experience a complete loss of consciousness?

Complex partial seizure (C) Signup and view all the answers

What kind of seizure appears like an attentional problem and involves a complete loss of consciousness?

Absence seizure (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'tonic' refer to in the context of seizures?

Contraction of skeletal muscles (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main aim of treatment for seizure disorders?

Reduce excitation or increase inhibition through drugs (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic feature of status epilepticus?

Continuous seizures without a recovery period (D) Signup and view all the answers