Question

Lindsey T. is a 12 year old middle school student who was diagnosed with clonic-tonic seizures 6 months ago. Although she has always performed well in school, she has started having difficulty in her classes because she is falling asleep in class and has trouble concentrating. Her mother complains that she is "not her usual self" and seems listless and depressed. She recently went for her regular dental checkup and had five new carious lesions, although she has always had good checkups before. She is taking carbamazepine chewable tablets four times a day to manage her seizure disorder but still has seizures when she has her menstrual cycle or is under a lot of stress.

Epilepsy is a group of disorders characterized by changes in neurologic function caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. The etiology of the disorder for the majority of epileptic patients is easily identified.
A. Both statements are true
B. Both statements are false
C. The first statement is true; the second statement is false
D. The first statement is false; the second statement is true

Answer 1

Epilepsy is characterized by abnormal brain activity, but the exact cause of epilepsy is often not identified.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer is C, where the first statement about epilepsy is true, and the second statement regarding the ease of identifying the etiology for most patients is false.

Lindsey T., a 12-year-old student who has been diagnosed with clonic-tonic seizures, is experiencing negative effects potentially related to her medication, carbamazepine, given her new onset of daytime sleepiness, difficulty concentrating, and carious lesions.

The first statement about epilepsy being a group of disorders characterized by changes in neurologic function caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain is true.

However, the second statement suggesting that the etiology of epilepsy is easily identified for the majority of epileptic patients is false. In many cases, the exact cause of epilepsy is not determined but is suspected to be due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors.

The correct answer to the question is C: The first statement is true; the second statement is false.