Quiz on Seizures and Epilepsy

What is the structure of the brain concerned with perceptual, motor, and cognitive functions?

• Cerebral Cortex

• Cerebellum

• Hippocampus

• Brain Stem

Who realized that seizures need not involve loss of consciousness but could be associated with localized symptoms?

• John Hughlings Jackson

• Victor Horsley

• Wilder Penfield

• Hans Berger

What is the term used for temporary disruptions of brain function resulting from abnormal, excessive neuronal activity?

• Epilepsy

• Concussion

• Migraine

• Seizures

Which year saw the first surgical treatment for epilepsy by Victor Horsley?

• 1860s

• 1886

• 1912

• 1950s

What is the term used for the time after a seizure but before the patient returns to normal neurological function?

• Postictal Period

• Intraictal Period

• Preictal Period

• Interictal Period

Which type of seizure involves both hemispheres from the onset and is sometimes called primary generalized seizures?

• Focal Seizures

• Complex Partial Seizures

• Generalized Seizures

• Simple Partial Seizures

Who developed the first use of phenobarbital as an anticonvulsant in 1912?

• Victor Horsley

• Houston Merritt

• Hans Berger

• Alfred Hauptmann

What is the term used for the chronic condition of repeated seizures?

• Migraine

• Epilepsy

• Alzheimer's

• Concussion

Which type of seizure can involve only abnormal movements such as myoclonic, clonic, or tonic?

• Tonic-Clonic Seizures

• Absence Seizures

• Generalized Seizures

• Myoclonic Seizures

What is the term used for the perception of flashing lights or the jerking of an arm during a seizure?

• Aura

• Postictal Period

• Interictal Period

• Prodrome