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, NR 507 EDAPT WEEK 8: CNS BRAIN DISORDERS - CONVULSIONS,
HEADACHES & CRANIAL NERVES WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT | GRADED A+ | NEW UPDATE
SECTION I — CONVULSIONS & SEIZURES
1. What is a seizure?
A. Permanent neuronal destruction
B. Transient abnormal, excessive neuronal electrical activity
C. Loss of all brain activity
D. Peripheral nerve inflammation
Answer: B.
A seizure results from abnormal, excessive, synchronous neuronal activity.
2. A convulsion is best described as:
A. Voluntary muscle contraction
B. Sudden involuntary muscle contraction causing shaking or jerking
C. Loss of sensation only
D. Chronic muscle weakness
Answer: B.
Convulsions involve involuntary muscle contractions and may occur with
seizures. D Docsity
3. The fundamental neurotransmitter imbalance associated with seizures is:
A. Increased GABA and decreased glutamate
B. Increased glutamate and/or decreased GABA
C. Increased dopamine only
D. Increased serotonin only
Answer: B.
Glutamate is excitatory, whereas GABA is inhibitory; excessive excitation lowers
the seizure threshold.
4. Which neurotransmitter is primarily inhibitory in the CNS?
,
, NR 507 EDAPT WEEK 8: CNS BRAIN DISORDERS - CONVULSIONS,
HEADACHES & CRANIAL NERVES WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT | GRADED A+ | NEW UPDATE
SECTION I — CONVULSIONS & SEIZURES
1. What is a seizure?
A. Permanent neuronal destruction
B. Transient abnormal, excessive neuronal electrical activity
C. Loss of all brain activity
D. Peripheral nerve inflammation
Answer: B.
A seizure results from abnormal, excessive, synchronous neuronal activity.
2. A convulsion is best described as:
A. Voluntary muscle contraction
B. Sudden involuntary muscle contraction causing shaking or jerking
C. Loss of sensation only
D. Chronic muscle weakness
Answer: B.
Convulsions involve involuntary muscle contractions and may occur with
seizures. D Docsity
3. The fundamental neurotransmitter imbalance associated with seizures is:
A. Increased GABA and decreased glutamate
B. Increased glutamate and/or decreased GABA
C. Increased dopamine only
D. Increased serotonin only
Answer: B.
Glutamate is excitatory, whereas GABA is inhibitory; excessive excitation lowers
the seizure threshold.
4. Which neurotransmitter is primarily inhibitory in the CNS?
