Question

During an epileptic seizure, a sensory hallucination such as flashes of light, is called a (an)

a. aura
b. excitation
c. rapid eye movement
d. nystagmus
e. impulse

Answer 1

a. aura

Step-by-step explanation:

Aura is the term associated with sensations that precede seizures and / or migraine attacks and are present in epileptic seizures, and allow the patient to know their imminence. Auras vary significantly between different people. It can occur moments before a crisis or hours earlier. Common warning signs presented before crises happen are changes in body sensations, changes in your ability to interact with things that happen outside of you, and changes in how the outside world looks to you. Other warning signs that can happen hours before a crisis are depression, irritability, sleep disruption, nausea, headache, and even the display of flashes of light.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. During an epileptic seizure, a sensory hallucination such as flashes of light, is called an aura.

Step-by-step explanation:

An aura in neurology is the set of usually short-term symptoms that form the start of an epileptic or migraine attack. It is not the same as a prodrome that, as a symptom, announces the development of a disease attack hours to sometimes days before the actual attack, and develops very gradually and dormantly. An aura, on the other hand, develops gradually, but within a few minutes and is much more in the foreground than a prodrome.

Epilepsy patients in whom an aura announces an attack can, thanks to the aura, enter a safe environment to await the upcoming attack.