A nurse is discussing partial versus generalized seizures with a group of nursing students. Which statement by a student indicates understanding of the teaching?
a. "Febrile seizures are a type of generalized tonic-clonic seizure."
b. "Generalized seizures are characterized by convulsive activity."
c. "Partial seizures do not last as long as generalized seizures."
d. "Patients having partial seizures do not lose consciousness."
ANS: A
Febrile seizures typically manifest as a tonic-clonic seizure of short duration and are a type of generalized seizure. Generalized seizures may be convulsive or nonconvulsive. Partial seizures may last longer than some types of generalized seizures. Patients with complex partial seizures and secondarily generalized seizures, which are types of partial seizures, may lose consciousness.
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