Complex partial seizures - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NCA 623 Exam 2 Quiz Questions With Verified Solutions. T/F: Absence nonmotor seizures are a form of generalized seizure and have no post-ictal state. - answerTrue Simple last < 10 seconds Complex last < 20 seconds and involve automatisms T/F: Tonic-clonic seizures are a generalized onset motor seizure with no loss of consciousness and no postictal state. - answerFalse Generalized with or without motor symptoms with +LOC and + postictal state T/F: Petit-mal absence seizures have a ...

Where is the hippocampus located? - Temporal lobe, responsible for learning and memory What is the amygdala responsible for? - Long term emotional, processing of memory, the amygdalae are considered part of the limbic system. Located in Temporal Lobe Foramen Ovale Electrodes - Used to diagnose mesial temporal lobe epilepsy without penetration of the skull. These are 1 to 4 contact flexible platinum wires inserted by needle thru the cheek in the ambient cistern with the help of an X-ray T...

Which drug is used to treat patients with focal epilepsy and complex partial seizures? - Answer Carbamazepine A patient reports paroxysms of burning, shock-like pain on both sides of the face usually triggered by chewing or talking. The provider suspects trigeminal neuralgia. Based on these presenting symptoms, what testing is indicated? - Answer Magnetic resonance imaging

EEG/CLTM Questions and Answers 100% Pass Where is the hippocampus located? Temporal lobe, responsible for learning and memory What is the amygdala responsible for? Long term emotional, processing of memory, the amygdalae are considered part of the limbic system. Located in Temporal Lobe Foramen Ovale Electrodes Used to diagnose mesial temporal lobe epilepsy without penetration of the skull. These are 1 to 4 contact flexible platinum wires inserted by needle thru the cheek in the ambient cister...

ATI PN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM A nurse is administering subcutaneous heparin to a client who is at risk for deep vein thrombosis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 1. Administer the medication into the client's abdomen. 2. Inject the medication into a muscle. 3. Massage the site after administering the medication. 4. Use a 22-gauge needle to administer the medication. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a urinary tract infection and new ...

Copy EEG/CLTMWhere is the hippocampus located? - correct answer Temporal lobe, responsible for learning and memory What is the amygdala responsible for? - correct answer Long term emotional, processing of memory, the amygdalae are considered part of the limbic system. Located in Temporal Lobe Foramen Ovale Electrodes - correct answer Used to diagnose mesial temporal lobe epilepsy without penetration of the skull. These are 1 to 4 contact flexible platinum wires inserted by needle thru the ...

Which three cranial nerves are involved in the cardinal positions of gaze? A) III, IV, and VI B) I, III, and IV C) I, III, and VI D) VI, VII, and X - Answer - a A seizure that begins as an aberrant electrical discharge in a small area of the brain but spreads to include the entire cerebral cortex is a ________ seizure. A) generalized B) Clonic C) Complex D) partial - Answer - a Your patient is a 19-year-old female who is exhibiting generalized seizure activity. Her roommate s...

Abnormal, sudden, electrical signals fired from neurons within the brain, may be either generalized or focal - correct answer seizure disorders Contributing factors for seizures (7 things, SATA question) - correct answer sleep loss, electrolyte imbalance, infection (meningitis), drug or etoh withdrawal, trauma (head injury), brain tumors, high fever Generalized seizures have discharge from - correct answer both hemispheres Tonic - Clonic seizures - correct answer violent muscle ...

Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with epilepsy? 60% The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: non convulsive What type of resection is associated with medial temporal sclerosis? Temporal lobectomy The safest AED for pregnant women Lamictal Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with Infantile spasms Expressive speech Broca's area Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with...

AHN 447 Exam 5 Questions And Answers generalized seizures include ___ hemispheres of the brain - ANS-both partial seizures include ___ hemisphere of the brain - ANS-one seizure type: increase in muscle tone, stiffening of muscle (they become rigid), affects both arms and legs - ANS-tonic seizure type: arrthymic jerking - ANS-clonic seizure type: alteration between stiffening & jerking, safety is at risk the most with this type - ANS-tonicclonic seizure type: loss of concentration & focu...