seizures

Question 1

focal- retain awareness

Answer 1

seizure activity starts in one area of brain
no impairment of consciousness; may have movement of body parts or an aura

Question 2

focal- altered awareness

Answer 2

impairment of consciousness; can spread to both hemispheres starts in one area of brain

Question 3

partial seizure

Answer 3

start in one part of one hemisphere generally in temporal or frontal lobe
can be simple or complex
based on whether a person remains fully conscious

Question 4

unknown seizures

Answer 4

insufficient evidence to classify as focal, generalized or both

Question 5

generalized seizure

Answer 5

activity involves both hemispheres at same time
generally no aura at start

Question 6

tonic- clonic

Answer 6

generalized, affect whole brain
begin with rigidity (tonic phase)
folowed by repetitive clonic activity of all extremities

Question 7

tonic

Answer 7

muscle stiffening; dilation of pupils; altered resp patterns; body becomes stiff person ay fall backward
seizure ususally lasts less than 1 min
recovery rapid

Question 8

clonic

Answer 8

jerking movement w muscles on both sides of body

Question 9

absence

Answer 9

short episodes of staring and loss of awareness

Question 10

atonic

Answer 10

sudden loss of muscle tone
resulting in fall or drop to ground
rapid recovery

Question 11

myoclonic

Answer 11

jerking (myoclonic) movements of a muscle or muscle group
w. out loss of consciousness