Which Statement About Epilepsy Is Most Accurate

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which statement about epilepsy is most accurate?

• A) The aura in tonic- clonic seizures typically occurs as the patient regains consciousness.
• B) Epilepsy is often genetically induced but also frequently caused by head trauma, stroke, infection, and tumor.
• C) Absence seizures typically begin in adolescence and is often severely disabling.
• D) During seizures, sensory messages are processed normally but responses are blocked.

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