Seizure Part 1 Webinar Quiz

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1. Which of the following is always true of seizure?
Loss of consciousness
Loss of bowel or urinary bladder control
Movement or twitching of the limbs
EEG during event shows evolving epileptiform discharges
Brain lesion generating the seizure is located in cerebral hemispheres

2. Which of the following is NOT true of non-convulsive seizure?
Patient can appear to be sleeping
Present in patients with encephalitis
Carries poor prognosis in humans in many situations
EEG necessary to prove diagnosis
Seldom requires treatment

3. If a seizure starts with twitching on one side of the body or only involves one side of the body then which of the following is NOT true?
The focus generating that seizure localizes to the contralateral cerebral cortex or thalamus
Stroke, tumor or infection are likely possible causes
EEG changes may be isolated to the contralateral cerebral cortex or thalamus
Patient will have a poor outcome
Metabolic or toxic causes of seizure are unlikely possible causes

4. Which of the following is NOT a likely observation in a cat with non-convulsive status epilepticus?
Diarrhea
Eyelid or facial twitching
Profuse salivation
Elevated temperature
Mydriasis
Dull mentation

5. In the study by Bateman, et al, what percentage of veterinary patients hospitalized for cluster seizure or status epilepticus were euthanized?
3%
9%
12%
18%
25%
50%