Epilepsy I

Question 1

What is the prevalence of epilepsy and seizures?

Answer 1

Epilepsy: ~1:100
Seizures: ~1:10

Question 2

Focal seizures can spread _______________.

Answer 2

to involve the entire brain

Question 3

Partial complex seizures, like absence seizures, do not have motor movements and are also characterized by temporary lack of conscious awareness, but they have a key difference. What is it?

Answer 3

Partial complex seizures generally have a postictal state, while absence seizures do not.

Question 4

Seizures are ______________________.

Answer 4

events characterized by excessive synchronous activity of cerebral cortical neurons

Question 5

Epilepsy is most often _________________.

Answer 5

idiopathic