Seizure Management
Seizure Management Quiz
Test your knowledge on seizure management and learn about different types of seizures, their causes, and appropriate interventions. This quiz is designed for healthcare professionals, students, and anyone interested in enhancing their understanding of epilepsy.
- Understand focal onset seizures
- Learn about common causes of seizures
- Identify appropriate management techniques
Focal onset seizures are seizures that:
Start in one area of the brain
Affect both hemispheres of the brain
Some common causes of seizures include: (select all that apply)
Lack of sleep
Photosensitivity
Stress
Menstruation
Infection
A seizure is defined as:
Damage to the temporal lobe in the brain that results in abnormal neurological activity
Inadequate blood flow to the brain that prevents normal function and causes abnormal physical behaviours
Uncontrolled, abnormal electrical activity in the brain that causes changes in consciousness, behaviour, memory or feelings.
When a person is having a seizure, it is always obvious.
True
False
Focal onset seizures can develop into tonic-clonic seizures.
True
False
The word 'Tonic' refers to:
A sudden drop to the ground
Stiffening of muscles
Loss of bladder control
Jerking of muscles
All patients who have a seizure need medications to stop seizure activity.
True
Flase
A seizure characterised by a sudden interruption in a person's activity, flicker of eyes or staring into space is called:
Generalised atonic seizure
Focal impaired awareness seizure
Focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
Loss of consciousness often occurs with a general onset seizure.
True
False
All seizures involve motor activity.
True
False
Midazolam is a benzodiazepine that can be given to treat seizure activity. When a person is having a seizure, the recommended route for this medication is:
Intravenous
Oral
Buccal
Subcutaneous
Intramuscular
Per rectum
When a person is having a seizure, you should use a tongue depressor to prevent them from swallowing their tongue.
True
False
If a person presented with repetitive movement of one foot during a seizure, the seizure type would be classified as:
Tonic-clonic seizure
Focal motor seizure
Status epilepticus
When a person is having a seizure, you should restrict their movements in order to prevent them from harming themselves.
True
False
One of the most important interventions is ensuring a person's head is protected when they are having a seizure.
True
False
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