True Or False

Question 1

Neonatal Seizures are frequently symptomatic.

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

There are no absence or partial complex seizure seen in the neonate

Answer 2

True.

Question 3

Usually neonatal seIzures are “fragments” of a seizure.

Answer 3

True.

Question 4

Status epilepticus is rare in the neonate

Answer 4

FALSE

Question 5

Seizures due to anoxia are minor and brief

Answer 5

FALSE

Question 6

The prognosis for an infant with an intraventricular hemorrhage depends on the severity of the hemorrhage

Answer 6

TRUE

Question 7

In post mortem study on premature infants, the incidence of intra hem. was insignificant

Answer 7

FALSE

Question 8

Herpes Simplex can be transmitted during delivery, particularly if the mothers membranes have ruptured for more than 4 hours prior to birth

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

Atonic seizures with focal slowing are common in neonates with HSE

Answer 9

FALSE

Question 10

Hypoglycemia is a rare cause of seizures in the neonate

Answer 10

FALSE

Question 11

In neonates with HSE the mortality rate is 10 % with the survivors often having severe neuro problems

Answer 11

FALSE

Question 12

Seizures within the first 3 days of life typically carry a poor prognosis

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

The majority of neonates with treated metabolic problems will have severe neuro deficits.

Answer 13

FALSE

Question 14

Partial seIzures in neonate with a corresponding contralateral focus indicate the presence of an underlying structural lesion

Answer 14

FALSE

Question 15

The EEG is helpful in evaluating subtle seizures. Often the EEG changes are dramatic even though the clinical manifestations are slight

Answer 15

TRUE

Question 16

Neonatal seizures are usually generalized.

Answer 16

FALSE