Deck 6: Epilepsy and Other Conditions of the Nervous System

Question 1

The term describing an inflammation of the brain due to direct invasion of an organism is___________.

A) sleep apnea
B) encephalitis
C) poliomyelitis
D) narcolepsy

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Seizures are classified according to _______________.

A) length of seizure activity
B) frequency of seizure activity
C) behaviors occurring during seizures
D) location of activity in the brain

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Narcolepsy is characterized by _____________.

A) frequent episodes of apnea during sleep
B) sudden partial or complete paralysis of one side of the face
C) episodes of excessive sleepiness and uncontrollable sleep during the day
D) muscle weakness and fatigue

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What is the hallmark of meningitis?

A) Rapid onset
B) Sleep-disordered breathing
C) Seizures
D) Convulsions in one part of the body

Question 5

Which of the following type of seizure is one that is prolonged or that comes in a rapid succession without full recovery of consciousness between episodes?

A) Absence seizures
B) Status epilepticus
C) Tonic-clonic seizures
D) Simple-partial seizures

Question 6

What is the primary diagnostic tool for evaluating individuals after seizures?

A) Lumbar puncture (spinal tap)
B) Electroencephalography (EEG)
C) Glasgow Coma Score
D) Positive airway pressure (PAP)

Question 7

Sleep apnea is characterized by frequent episodes of _____________.

A) breathing cessation during sleep
B) infection
C) uncontrollable sleep that occurs during the day
D) seizures

Question 8

What types of epileptic seizure are characterized by brief blank spells or staring spells and a loss of awareness of the surroundings?

A) Grand mal
B) Generalized tonic-clonic
C) Absence
D) Simple-partial

Question 9

What type of epileptic seizure is characterized by a loss of awareness of the surroundings?

A) Focal
B) Absence
C) Status epilepticus
D) Psychomotor

Question 10

In generalized seizures, nerve cells discharge abnormally throughout the ____________.

A) partial brain
B) whole brain
C) one specific part of the brain
D) spinal cord

Question 11

What are the manifestations of focal seizures?

Question 12

List information which is crucial to obtain before placing an individual with epilepsy in a work setting.

Question 13

What are the manifestations of an absence seizure?

Question 14

Discuss why alcohol consumption is something an individual with epilepsy should consider as part of social occasions.

Question 15

Describe why status epilepticus seizures are potentially dangerous.

Question 16

What are the manifestations of a generalized tonic-clonic seizure (grand mal seizure)?

Question 17

How is epilepsy identified and confirmed?

Question 18

Discuss the management of epilepsy through medications and describe some of the side effects associated with these medications.

Question 19

Describe some of the personal and psychosocial issues associated with epilepsy.

Question 20

What are the differences between sleep apnea and narcolepsy?