A patient has experienced a seizure in which she became rigid and then experienced alternating muscle relaxation and contraction. What type of seizure does the nurse recognize?
A) Unclassified seizure
B) Absence seizure
C) Generalized seizure
D) Focal seizure
Ans: C
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Generalized seizures often involve both hemispheres of the brain, causing both sides of the body to react. Intense rigidity of the entire body may occur, followed by alternating muscle relaxation and contraction (generalized tonic–clonic contraction). This pattern of rigidity does not occur in patients who experience unclassified, absence, or focal seizures.
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