Chapter 16

Question 1

absence seizure

Answer 1

generalized seizure that does not involve motor convulsions; also referred to as petit mal

Question 2

anticonvulsant

Answer 2

drug usually administered IV that stops a conclusive seizure

Question 3

antiepileptic durg

Answer 3

drug that usually administered orally to prevent epileptic seizures

Question 4

atonic seizure

Answer 4

generalized type seizure characterized by a sudden loss of muscle tone

Question 5

clonic

Answer 5

convulsive muscle contraction in which rigidity and relaxation alternate in rapid succession

Question 6

convulsion

Answer 6

involuntary muscle contraction that is either tonic or clonic

Question 7

epilepsy

Answer 7

CNS disorder characterized by uncontrolled nerve cell discharges and manifested by recurring, spontaneous seizures of any type

Question 8

generalized seizure

Answer 8

seizure originating and involving both cerebral hemispheres that may be either convulsive or nonconvulsive

Question 9

grand mal

Answer 9

older term for a generalized seizure characterized by full body tonic and clonic motor convulsions

Question 10

myoclonic

Answer 10

generalized seizures that are usually brief and often confined to one part of the body

Question 11

partial seizure

Answer 11

seizure originating in one area of the brain that may spread to other areas

Question 12

seizure

Answer 12

abnormal discharge of brain neurons that causes alteration of behavior and or motor activity

Question 13

status epilepticus

Answer 13

continuous series of generalized tonic and clonic seizures, a medical emergency requiring immediate treatment

Question 14

tonic

Answer 14

convulsive muscle contraction characterized by sustained muscular contractions

Question 15

tonic-clonic

Answer 15

generalized seizure characterized by full body tonic and clonic motor convulsions and loss of consciousness