QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Seizures?

Question 1

What seizure is UNCOMMON in children under 8 years old?

Answer 1

Simple seizure with motor deficits.

Question 2

Which type of seizure has NO POST-ICTAL state?

Answer 2

Myoclonic

Question 3

What seizure has a risk for onset in children between 2-5 YEARS of age?

Answer 3

Atonic Seizure

Question 4

What type of seizure is more common in GIRLS?

Answer 4

Absence Seizures

Question 5

What seizure has a risk for onset in children between 6-8 MONTHS of age?

Answer 5

Infantile Spasms

Question 6

What type of seizure is has the clinical manifestation as a “DROP ATTACK”?

Answer 6

Atonic Seizures

Study Tip: The patient will fall back with no warning. This can be very dangerous.

Question 7

What type of seizure is characterized by SENSATIONS?

Answer 7

Simple seizure with motor deficits.

Question 8

What seizure has a risk for onset in children between 3 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS (6-18 MONTHS???) of age?

Answer 8

Febrile Seizures

Question 9

What type of seizure is 2 TIMES more common in BOYS?

Answer 9

Infantile Spasms

Question 10

What type of seizure RARELY manifests with RAGE?

Answer 10

Complex Seizures

Question 11

What type of seizure causes JACK-KNIFE behavior?

Answer 11

Infantile Spasms

Question 12

What is the most common MOTOR seizure in children?

Answer 12

Simple seizure with sensory deficits