All Stat Home Health - Seizures Inservice Quiz
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Question 1. Which statement is correct about partial seizures?
A. they may be convulsive or nonconvulsive
B. they involve the whole brain
C. they may be simple or complex
D. they never progress to generalized seizures
Question 2. An aura refers to the...
A. nonconvulsive state of an absence seizure
B. sensory experiences that precede a seizure
C. seizure activity
D. period immediately following a seizure
Question 3. Characteristics of a simple parietol seizure involving the temporal lobe include...
A. Short ictus stage
B. An easily identified seizure focus
C. Loss of consciousness
D. A speech impairment
Question 4. What type of simple parietol seizure is likely to cause a warm feeling down one side of the body?
A. occipital lobe seizure
B. frontal lobe seizure
C. temporal lobe seizure
D. parietol lobe seizure
Questio n5. Which statement is correct about absence seizures?
A. A patient can experience several hundred seizures a day
B. They commonly affect adolescents and young adults
C. A warning sign usually precedes the seizure
D. Early intervention is possible because the seizures are easily recognized
Answer the following questions either True or False.
Question 6. It is estimated that 12 million Americans are affected by seizures.
A. True
B. False
Question 7. 219,000 people are diagnosed with epilepsy annually.
A. True
B. False
Question 8. About 50% of seizures have no known cause.
A. True
B. False
Question 9. Some children with poorly controlled seizures have fewer episodes when they consume a ketogenic diet.
A. True
B. False
Question 10. Up to 50% of patients with epilepsy do not comply with the prescribed regimen.
A. True
B. False