[26] SP 128 Seizure Disorders

Seizure that is not linked to a current medical condition or circumstance that occurs >7 days after a specific cause.

a. Provoked seizure

b. Unprovoked seizure

c. Focal seizure

d. Generalized seizure

b. Unprovoked seizure

TRUE OR FALSE: A seizure should occur more than thrice to be considered a seizure disorder.

False: more than once

TRUE OR FALSE: All children who experience a seizure will develop a seizure disorder.

False: not all children

A type of seizure where abnormal neural activity happens in only one brain area within one brain hemisphere with a fixed localized onset.

a. Provoked seizure

b. Unprovoked seizure

c. Focal seizure

d. Generalized seizure

c. Focal seizure

TRUE OR FALSE: Some generalized seizures may be preceded by an aura that occurs before the onset of seizure activity.

False: Focal seizure

Epileptic spasms can happen in _______________.

a. Focal motor onset seizures
b. Focal nonmotor onset seizures
c. Generalized motor onset seizures
d. Generalized nonmotor onset seizures

a. Focal motor onset seizures

What are the 5 things that could happen in focal nonmotor onset seizures?

• Behavioral arrest

• Autonomic dysfunction

• Cognitive dysfunction

• Emotional dysfunction

• Sensory dysfunction

Generalized nonmotor onset seizures are also called _______________.

absence seizures

What type of nonmotor onset generalized seizure causes slight muscle twitches and cessation of consciousness?

a. Typical absence

b. Atypical absence

a. Typical absence

TRUE OR FALSE: Generalized seizures last for 5-15 seconds and become full alert after. 

True

Name at least 1 seizure trigger.

Any of the following:

• Alcohol consumption or withdrawal

• Dehydration or hunger

• Stress

• Hormonal changes

• Sleep deprivation

• Visual stimulation (photosensitive epilepsy)

TRUE OR FALSE: You must call for medical help when you see that a person’s seizure lasts for more than 10 minutes.

False: more than 5 minutes

TRUE OR FALSE: You must restrain the person and hold them down when they are having a seizure to help it stop.

False: you should not restrain them since it may cause injuries

TRUE OR FALSE: Most people with seizure disorders do not present communication difficulties.

True

What are the swallowing difficulties that people with seizure disorders experience?

• Poor secretion management or drooling

• Palatal-glossopharyngeal weakness: difficulty to close airway, pharynx, and tongue