Seizure

Question 1

What type of epilepsy do most patients have?

Answer 1

idiopathic, the cause is unknown

Question 2

which type of generalized seizure is consciousness lost in?

Answer 2

absence and tonic-clonic

Question 2

which type of generalized seizure is consciousness lost in?

Answer 2

absence and tonic-clonic

Question 3

what drugs are considered the drugs of choice for treatment of generalized tonic-clonic seizures?

Answer 3

Valproate
Lamotrigine
Levetiracetam

Question 4

What seizures usually begin during childhood and disappear in middle age?

Answer 4

Absence

Question 4

What seizures usually begin during childhood and disappear in middle age?

Answer 4

Absence

Question 5

what type of seizure is it where the patient is usually unaware that the seizure is occurring, body tone is lost, there is no aura or postictal state, and the patient quixkly returns to normal activity?

Answer 5

absence

Question 6

what is the drug of choice for the treatment of generalized absence seizures?

Answer 6

ethosuximide

Question 7

what type of seizures are continuous tonic-clonic seizures that last longer than 30 minutes?

Answer 7

status epilepticus seizures

Question 8

what is the most important drug interaction of antiepileptic drugs?

Answer 8

stimulation of hepatic microsomal enzymes

Question 9

what drug is FDA-approved for migraine prophy and bipolar disorder?

Answer 9

valproate