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, SENTINEL U APS PEDIATRIC TYPICAL MATEO LOPEZ ACTIVITY
REPORT | CONSTIPATION CASE STUDY | 2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS
| 100% CORRECT.
Sentinel U / Advanced Practice Series
Questions & Answers
1. Madison Clark is a 9-year-old female presenting with which primary concern?
A) Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
B) Episodes of staring, lip-smacking, and altered awareness
C) Absence seizures with rapid blinking
D) Febrile seizures
✔ Answer: B
Rationale: Madison presents with episodes of staring, lip-smacking, and altered
awareness, which are classic features of focal complex partial seizures (now classified
as focal impaired awareness seizures). These episodes typically last 1–2 minutes and
are followed by postictal confusion.
2. Which term is now preferred by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) for
complex partial seizures?
A) Simple partial seizures
B) Focal impaired awareness seizures
C) Generalized onset seizures
D) Atonic seizures
✔ Answer: B
Rationale: The ILAE updated the terminology in 2017, replacing "complex partial
seizures" with "focal impaired awareness seizures" to more accurately describe
seizures that originate in one hemisphere and involve impairment of consciousness or
awareness.
, SENTINEL U APS PEDIATRIC TYPICAL MATEO LOPEZ ACTIVITY
REPORT | CONSTIPATION CASE STUDY | 2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS
| 100% CORRECT.
Sentinel U / Advanced Practice Series
Questions & Answers
1. Madison Clark is a 9-year-old female presenting with which primary concern?
A) Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
B) Episodes of staring, lip-smacking, and altered awareness
C) Absence seizures with rapid blinking
D) Febrile seizures
✔ Answer: B
Rationale: Madison presents with episodes of staring, lip-smacking, and altered
awareness, which are classic features of focal complex partial seizures (now classified
as focal impaired awareness seizures). These episodes typically last 1–2 minutes and
are followed by postictal confusion.
2. Which term is now preferred by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) for
complex partial seizures?
A) Simple partial seizures
B) Focal impaired awareness seizures
C) Generalized onset seizures
D) Atonic seizures
✔ Answer: B
Rationale: The ILAE updated the terminology in 2017, replacing "complex partial
seizures" with "focal impaired awareness seizures" to more accurately describe
seizures that originate in one hemisphere and involve impairment of consciousness or
awareness.
