Seizures and Epilepsy

Question 1

Partial vs. Generalized Seizure

Answer 1

simple partial (also known as focal or localization related) does not involve an alteration in consciousness, whereas a complex seizure does. A partialized seizure is a regional phenomenon, only involving an isolated part of the brain, whereas a generalized seizure involves the entire brain.

Question 2

Simple vs. Complex

Answer 2

In a simple seizure there is no change in the level of consciousness, in a complex seizure there is a change in the level of consciousness and it involves both hemispheres.

Question 3

Absence seizure

Answer 3

short impairment of consciousness

Question 4

Myoclonic

Answer 4

twitching of the muscle

Question 5

Clonic

Answer 5

rhythmic contractions and relaxations

Question 6

Tonic

Answer 6

Continuous contraction of the muscles

Question 7

Atonic

Answer 7

loss of muscle tone

Question 8

Status Epilepticus

Answer 8

A life-threatening condition in which the brain is in a state of continual seizure or recurrent seizures without regaining consciousness between seizures.

Question 9

Focal seizures

Answer 9

Are within localized networks limited to a single hemisphere

Question 10

Generalized seizures

Answer 10

have been redefined as occurring in and rapidly engaging bilaterally distributed networks