Module 2 - Seizures And The Epilepsies In Infants, Childhood And Adolescents

Question 1

Came from Latin origin which means to claim

Answer 1

Sacire

Question 2

Defined as transient and reversible alteration pf behavior caused by a paroxysmal, abnormal amd excessive neuronal discharge

Answer 2

Seizure

Question 3

Defined as an event of cerebral origin

Answer 3

Seizure

Question 4

Defined as sudden and transitory abnormal phenomena motor, sensory, autonomic or psychic

Answer 4

Seizure

Question 5

Defined as transient dysfunction of part or all of the brain

Answer 5

Seizure

Question 6

What is the common operational definition of epilepsy according to Engel and Pedley?

Answer 6

Two or more unprovoked seizures occurring more than 24 hours apart

Question 7

Defined as a group of neurological conditions, the fundamental characteristic of which are recurrent usually unprovoked seizures

Answer 7

Epilepsy

“Engel and Pedley”

Question 8

Defined as a disorder of the brain characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate epileptic seizures and by the neurologic, cognitive, psychological and social consequences of this condition

Answer 8

Epilepsy

“Fischer”

Question 9

Definition of Epilepsy according to Fischer requires how many occurrences of seizure?

Answer 9

At least one seizure

Question 10

It is a symptom of disease rather than a disease itself

Answer 10

Epilepsy

Question 11

Probable etiology of epilepsy depends on:

Answer 11

Age of the patient at onset

Type of seizure

Question 12

What are the 6 etiologies of seizure in Neonates?

Answer 12

Metabolic disorders
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
CNS infection
Intracranial hemorrhage
Cerebral dysgenesis
Idiopathic (genetic)

Question 13

What are the 8 etiologies of seizure in Infants, Children and Adolescents?

Answer 13

Febrile seizures
Idiopathic (genetic)
CNS infection
Head injury
Toxic/metabolic
Vascular
Tumor
Degenerative

Question 14

In 1970, ILAE who created the first classifications of epileptic seizures and epilepsies defined it as:

Answer 14

Ictal plus interictal EEG, anatomic substrate, etiology, and age

Question 15

What are the classification of seizures with sub classification according to the 1970 ILAE?

Answer 15

A. Partial
With elementary symptomatology
With complex symptomatology
Secondary generalized

B. Generalized
Absences 
Bilateral massive epileptic myoclonus
Infantile spasms
Clonic seizures
Tonic seizures
Tonic-clonic seizures
Atonic seizures
Akinetic seizures

C. Unilateral or predominantly unilateral

Question 16

What did the 1981 ILAE say about the classification of seizures?

Answer 16

1. Based on expert consensus, analyzing video-recorded seizures and considering their semiology as a sequence of ictal events developing in time
2. Based on clinical and EEG (ictal and interictal) manifestations

Question 17

How is seizure divided according to the 1981 ILAE classification of seizure?

Answer 17

Partial (focal or local) seizures
Generalized seizures
Unclassified epileptic seizures
Prolonged or repetitive seizures

Question 18

Came from the greek origin which means to seize, to take hold of, or to attack

Answer 18

Epilambanein