CLTM Flashcards Stack 1 Question and answers rated A+ 2024

CLTM Flashcards Stack 1 Question and answers rated A+ 2024 Kindling - correct answer Developmental of epileptic seizures (in rats) that results from repeated focal stimulation and leads to the development of a predisposition to epileptiform convulsions Just as a large log will not burn unless kindled, the theory suggests epilepsy requires a similar kind of kindling by a sequential series of small electrical stimuli BAER - correct answer Brainstem auditory evoked response (also called BAEP brainstem auditory evoked potentials). Useful in diagnosis of cerebellopontine angle tumors, multiple sclerosis, brainstem lesions, metabolic and toxic encephalopathies, and early prediction of outcome in postraumatic coma. AED - correct answer Antiepileptic drug SUDEP - correct answer Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy Most important, direct epilepsy-related cause of death, and excludes deaths resulting from status epilepticus