During their pathophysiology class the nursing students study seizures. How might the instructor best describe the cause of a seizure?
A) Uncontrolled normal electrical charges throughout the brain
B) A dysrhythmia in the motor strip of the brain
C) A dysrhythmia in the nerve cells in one section of the brain
D) Abnormal, recurring, controlled electrical charges in the brain
Ans: C
Feedback: The underlying cause of a seizure is an electrical disturbance (dysrhythmia) in the nerve cells in one section of the brain; these cells emit abnormal, recurring, uncontrolled electrical discharges. Seizures are not caused by normal electrical charges throughout the brain or controlled electrical charges in the brain. Option B could be correct, but not all seizures arise in the motor strip of the brain.
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