This type of seizure is characterized by prolonged muscle contractions or a stiffening of the body.
a. Tonic
b. Tonic-clonic
c. Grand mal
d. Myoclonic
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Q. 2) Status epilepticus:
a. can last more than 30 minutes.
b. is a medical emergency.
c. can last more than 45 minutes.
d. both A and b.
e. both b and c.
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Q. 3) Which of the following is NOT one of the key criteria for abstracting conditions of the nervous system?
a. What is the anatomic site?
b. What is the infectious organism, if any?
c. What is the place of occurrence?
d. What is the condition?
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Q. 4) NOT all seizures are caused by epilepsy. Seizures may also be caused by which of the following?
a. Psychological disorders
b. Tourette syndrome
c. Cardiac arrhythmia
d. High fever
e. All of the above
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Q. 5) According to the CDD, what percentage of epilepsy is responsive to medication?
a. 30
b. 70
c. 50
d. 60
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Q. 6) Erratic, jerky movements due to improperly functioning muscle tissue is known as a:
a. tic.
b. birth trauma.
c. dystonia.
d. palsy.
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Q. 7) This is an inherited progressive, degenerative disease involving loss of muscle control and personality changes.
a. Huntington's chorea
b. Parkinson's disease
c. Bell's palsy
d. Alzheimer's disease
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Q. 8) ALS is also known as:
a. muscular dystrophy.
b. Lou Gehrig's disease.
c. Marfan's syndrome.
d. Wilm's tumor.
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Q. 9) The medical prefix hemi- means:
a. half.
b. whole.
c. one side.
d. partial.
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Q. 10) The largest structure in the brain that controls motor activity is the:
a. cerebrum.
b. cerebellum.
c. medulla.
d. pons.
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