Diagnosis and Treatment | TRUE or FALSE | Clinical Manifestations | Classification |
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a. antibiotics
b. anti-epileptic drugs c. diphenhydramine
What is the commonly used medication to treat epilepsy?
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False
True or False: a patient who is experiencing a tonic-clonic seizure is experiencing a focal (partial seizure)
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a. runny nose
b. cough c. a staring spell
Which of these is a clinical manifestation of a seizure?
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a. epilepsy is a single occurrence
b. a seizure is defined as having chronic epilepsy c. a seizure is a single occurrence
What is the difference between seizures and epilepsy?
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a. high fats and low carbs
b. high carbs and high fat c. low fat and high salt d. high glucose, high fat, and low carbs
What is a ketogenic diet?
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False
True or False: a complex partial seizure involves only one brain hemisphere
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a. sneezing
b. deja vu c. laughing
Which of these is a clinical manifestation of a seizure?
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a. a complex seizure lasts a few minutes
b. a complex seizure involves both brain hemispheres c. a simple seizure lasts a few minutes
What is the difference between simple and complex partial seizures?
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a. pallidotomy
b. an electroencephalogram (EEG) c. an electrocardiogram (ECG) d. a blood test
What is the most accurate and common test to confirm a seizure?
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a. uncontrollable jerking of the arms and legs
b. inability to cry c. coughs
Which of these is a clinical manifestation of a seizure?
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a. focal onset and generalized onset
b. focal onset and generalized onset c. simple partial and complex partial seizures d. generalized onset and tonic-clonic seizure
What are the two major classes of seizures?
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