SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY: TYPES, RISKS, AND NURSING CARE
|COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS) (2025/2026)
Seizure -correct answer-Sudden, uncontrolled electrical discharge in the brain causing altered
consciousness, motor activity, behavior, and sensory perception.
Epilepsy -correct answer-Chronic neurological disorder with recurrent seizures due to abnormal
neuronal activity.
Risk Factors -correct answer-Genetic predisposition, acute febrile episodes, head trauma,
cerebral edema, abrupt withdrawal from antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), infection, metabolic
disorders, exposure to toxins, stroke.
Tonic-Clonic (Grand Mal) Seizure -correct answer-Characterized by a tonic phase (stiffening of
muscles, loss of consciousness, possible cyanosis) followed by a clonic phase (rhythmic jerking
of extremities) and a postictal phase (confusion, fatigue, headache).
Absence Seizure (Petit Mal) -correct answer-Brief loss of consciousness (seconds), blank stare,
eye fluttering; common in children, may be misinterpreted as daydreaming.
Myoclonic Seizure -correct answer-Sudden, brief jerking or twitching of extremities.
Atonic/Akinetic Seizure -correct answer-Sudden loss of muscle tone, may cause falls.
Simple Partial Seizure -correct answer-No loss of consciousness, may involve motor, sensory, or
autonomic symptoms.
|COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS) (2025/2026)
Seizure -correct answer-Sudden, uncontrolled electrical discharge in the brain causing altered
consciousness, motor activity, behavior, and sensory perception.
Epilepsy -correct answer-Chronic neurological disorder with recurrent seizures due to abnormal
neuronal activity.
Risk Factors -correct answer-Genetic predisposition, acute febrile episodes, head trauma,
cerebral edema, abrupt withdrawal from antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), infection, metabolic
disorders, exposure to toxins, stroke.
Tonic-Clonic (Grand Mal) Seizure -correct answer-Characterized by a tonic phase (stiffening of
muscles, loss of consciousness, possible cyanosis) followed by a clonic phase (rhythmic jerking
of extremities) and a postictal phase (confusion, fatigue, headache).
Absence Seizure (Petit Mal) -correct answer-Brief loss of consciousness (seconds), blank stare,
eye fluttering; common in children, may be misinterpreted as daydreaming.
Myoclonic Seizure -correct answer-Sudden, brief jerking or twitching of extremities.
Atonic/Akinetic Seizure -correct answer-Sudden loss of muscle tone, may cause falls.
Simple Partial Seizure -correct answer-No loss of consciousness, may involve motor, sensory, or
autonomic symptoms.
