What is the underlying pathology or aetiology causing a seizure?
A. Loss of airway latency and ensuing hypoxia.
B. Abnormal electrical discharge in the brain.
C. Continued muscular contraction.
D. Drop to brain perfusion with abnormal muscular reaction.
Answer: B. Abnormal electrical discharges in the brain.
A seizure is a sudden and temporary alteration in brain function caused by massive, continuing electrical discharges in a group of nerve cells in the brain. The abnormal electrical discharge typically produces changes in entail activity and behaviour ranging from brief trancelike periods of inattention to unresponsiveness and the jerky muscle contractions known as a convulsion.
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