Understanding Epilepsy Quiz
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Understanding Epilepsy Quiz

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What defines epilepsy?

  • Two or more unprovoked seizures (correct)
  • One seizure with immediate underlying cause
  • One unprovoked seizure
  • Multiple seizures from poisoning

    • What is the clinical manifestation of abnormal electrical discharge in the brain cells?

  • Vigorous shaking
  • Physical injuries
  • Epileptic seizures (correct)
  • Undetectable periods

    • What can be observed in the electroencephalogram (EEG) of an individual during an epileptic seizure?

  • Vigorous shaking
  • Excessive and abnormal neuronal activity (correct)
  • Undetectable periods
  • Normal neuronal activity

    • How are isolated seizures provoked by a specific cause such as poisoning classified?

    <p>As non-epilepsy seizures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes the varying degrees of societal discrimination experienced by people with epilepsy?

    <p>Social stigma</p> Signup and view all the answers

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