CLTM TEST EXAM 1 UPDATED 2025–2026 WITH ALL NEW QUESTIONS AND EXACTLY RIGHT ANSWERS | A+ QUALITY GUARANTEE

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CLTM TEST EXAM 1 UPDATED 2025–2026 WITH
ALL NEW QUESTIONS AND EXACTLY RIGHT
ANSWERS | A+ QUALITY GUARANTEE
In what ways can seizures be classified? - ANSWER: Clinical and electrographic
features



What is the incidence of new-onset seizures? - ANSWER: Approximately 80 per
100,000 per year



What euphemism has been frequently employed to avoid the term epilepsy? -
ANSWER: Seizure disorder



What is a simple partial seizure? - ANSWER: Consciousness is preserved; the
person is alert, can respond to questions or commands, and can remember what
occurred during the seizure.



What is a complex partial seizure? - ANSWER: Consciousness is altered or lost;
the ability to pay attention or respond to questions or commands is thus impaired
or lost.



What is a secondarily generalized seizure? - ANSWER: Partial onset seizures may
progress to secondarily generalized seizures ultimately involve motor activity on
both sides of the body and can be difficult to distinguish from primary generalized
seizures.

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What type of onset is a tonic-clonic seizure? - ANSWER: Generalized or
Unknown



What type of seizure onset do automatisms occur with? - ANSWER: Focal onset
w/ motor onset



What type of onset do Atonic seizures have? - ANSWER: Focal or generalized



What type of onset to clonic seizures have? - ANSWER: Focal or generalized



What type of onset do epileptic spasms have? - ANSWER: Focal, generalized, or
unknown



What type of onset do hyperkinetic seizures have? - ANSWER: Focal



What type of onset do myoclonic seizures have? - ANSWER: Focal or generalized



What type of onset do Tonic seizures have? - ANSWER: Focal or generalized



What type of onset do autonomic seizures have? - ANSWER: Focal

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What type of onset do behavior arrest seizures have? - ANSWER: Focal or
Unknown



What type of onset do Cognitive seizures have? - ANSWER: Focal



What type of onset do Emotional seizures have? - ANSWER: Focal



What type of onset do sensory seizures have? - ANSWER: Focal



What type of onset do Tonic-Clonic seizures have? - ANSWER: Generalized or
Unknown



What type of onset do Myoclonic-tonic-clonic seizures have? - ANSWER:
Generalized



What type of onset do Myoclonic-atonic seizures have? - ANSWER: Generalized



What type of onset do Typical Absence seizures have? - ANSWER: Generalized



What type of onset do Atypical Absence seizures have? - ANSWER: Generalized



What type of onset do Eyelid myoclonia seizures have? - ANSWER: Generalized

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What are complex partial seizures associated with? - ANSWER: Loss of
consciousness



Do complex partial seizures spread to both sides of the brain? - ANSWER: No



Where do the majority of complex partial seizures originate from? - ANSWER:
Temporal lobe



How long do complex partial seizures usually last? - ANSWER: 15 seconds to 3
minutes



What type of seizure is Todd's paralysis associated with? - ANSWER: Secondarily
Generalized Seizure



What is Todd's paralysis? - ANSWER: Focal weakness on the side contralateral to
seizure onset



How long do focal to bilateral tonic clonic seizures typically last? - ANSWER: 1-3
minutes



What does an EEG show during a simple partial seizure? - ANSWER: EEG may
be normal, or show quite localized or lateralized abnormal rhythmic activity.