13.) Chronic Neuro (part 2)

Question 1

At the first indication that a child is having a seizure you should place a tongue blade or bite block in their mouth to prevent them from biting their tongue.

a. ) True
b. ) False

Answer 1

False

No objects in mouth!!!

Question 2

As a nurse working with a child who experiences generalized Grand Mal seizures, you are aware that with these type of seizures:

a. ) there is always a loss of consciousness
b. ) have abnormal electrical activity only in one hemisphere
c. ) involve only one phase
d. ) there is a gradual onset

Answer 2

a.) there is always a loss of consciousness

Question 3

Cerebral Palsy is typically a result of an axoxic event to the brain.

a. ) True
b. ) False

Answer 3

a.) True

Question 4

What is the name of the muscle relaxant used in the treatment of Cerebral Palsy?

Answer 4

Baclofen

Question 5

All of the following statements regarding febrile seizures are true EXCEPT:

a. ) They usually occur in children who are 5 to 10 years of age
b. ) It occurs in connection with a sudden rise in temperature
c. ) There is often a positive family history of febrile seizures
d. ) They are a type of tonic/clonic seizure

Answer 5

a.) They usually occur in children who are 5 to 10 years of age

True statements about Febrile Seizures:

• It occurs in connection with a sudden rise in temperature
• There is often a positive family history of febrile seizures
• They are a type of tonic/clonic seizure

Question 6

When teaching the parents of a child with simple partial seizures about the condition, you would inclue all of the following EXCEPT:

a. ) There is no aura associated with these episodes
b. ) The symptoms seen are most often motor or sensory in nature
c. ) They are only manifested in the first year of life
d. ) The child generally will not lose consciousness

Answer 6

c.) They are only manifested in the first year of life

True Statements for Partial Seizures:

• There is no aura associated with these episodes
• The symptoms seen are most often motor or sensory in nature
• The child generally will not lose consciousness

Question 7

When a patient is on Tegretol, what lab do you specifically need to monitor?

Answer 7

Platelet levels

Seizure med