peds62

Question 1

most common type of generalized seizure

Answer 1

tonic-clonic seizure

Question 2

tonic-clonic

Answer 2

incr thoracic and abdominal tone, followed by clonic movements of arms and legs, eyes rolling upward, incontinence, decr consciousness and a postictal state of variable duration

Question 3

absence seizures

Answer 3

brief staring spells;lasts less than 15 sec and there is no postictal state

Question 4

simple partial seizures

Answer 4

consciousness is not impaire

Question 5

complex partial seizure

Answer 5

consciousness is decreased

Question 6

is an abnormal EEG required for the diagnosis of epilepsy?

Answer 6

no, a normal EEG does not exclude the diagnosis of epilepsy