Seizure Disorders

Question 1

True or False? Epilepsy is a brain disease.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Unprovoked seizures occur in response to:
A. A genetic disease
B. An area of abnormal brain development
C. In response to an environmental factor
D. Without a clear immediate or proximal factor

Answer 2

D. Without a clear immediate or proximal factor

Question 3

Provoked seizures occur in response to:
A.	Poor medication compliance
B.	A strobe light effect
C.	An acute illness or injury
D.	Long-term use of psychostimulant medication

Answer 3

C. An acute illness or injury

Question 4

Asking about sleep patterns during a neurocognitive evaluation is important because:
A. Seizures occurring during sleep may go unrecognized and place the individual at risk for subsequent seizures
B. Sleep problems frequently contribute to poor study habits
C. Non-prescription sleep aids are a risk factor for dementia in children
D. Poor sleep quality has been associated with increased risk for a career in neuropsychology

Answer 4

A. Seizures occurring during sleep may go unrecognized and place the individual at risk for subsequent seizures

Question 5

Epilepsy onset is most likely to occur:
A. With the onset of visible secondary sex characteristics
B. Before birth
C. Before the onset of visible secondary sex characteristics
D. In early childhood

Answer 5

D. In early childhood

Question 6

In students with epilepsy, the thalamo-frontocortical network:
A. Has been associated with attention deficits
B. Has been associated with executive dysfunction
C. Has been associated with planning inefficiencies
D. All of the above

Answer 6

D. All of the above

Question 7

True or false? Microstructural changes in the brain resulting from epilepsy are always visible on imaging studies.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

True or false? Epilepsy has been associated with greater incidence of emotional and behavioral differences than the typical population.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Epilepsy may impact sensory processing:
A. Only in the area of the brain impacted by seizures
B. Only in the areas of the brain contralateral to those areas impacted by seizures
C. Across multiple areas of brains as the thalamus works to communicate information between sensory processing areas and those signals may be distorted
D. Epilepsy would not be expected to impact sensory processing

Answer 9

C. Across multiple areas of brains as the thalamus works to communicate information between sensory processing areas and those signals may be distorted

Question 10

The postictal stage varies and is likely to be related to:
A. The age of the individual
B. The intensity and/or duration of the ictal phase
C. The quality of sleep
D. How many anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) the student is prescribed

Answer 10

B. The intensity and/or duration of the ictal phase