International Journal of Epilepsy

Epilepsy Quiz:

• Q.1 True about Aicardi Syndrome is (Dr Jean Dennis Aicardi 1926 – 2015)

  • A) Seen in female infants

  • B) No significant visual symptoms

  • C) Normal brain anatomically

  • D) Benign myoclonic jerks

• Q.2 Which is seen in Panayiotopoulos syndrome?

  • A) Mainly tonic-clonic seizures

  • B) Onset age 10-20 years

  • C) Prolonged seizures of more than half an hour

  • D) Normal EEG

• Q.3 What is characteristic of Landau kleffner syndrome?

  • A) Poor speech and hearing since birth.

  • B) Speech is normal throughout the course

  • C) Seizures are infrequent

  • D) Normal behaviour

• Q.4 Sclerosis of which area of hippocampus occur in MTLE?

  • A). CA1

  • B). CA2

  • C). CA3

  • D). CA4

• Q.5 Which drug causes Nephrolithiasis?

  • A) Oxcarbazepine

  • B) Lacosamide

  • C) Lamotrigine

  • D) Topiramte

• Q.6 Which antiepileptic can produce parkinsonism

  • A) Phenytoin

  • B) Sodium Valproate

  • C) Levetiracetam

  • D) Oxcarbazapine

• Q.7 Which antiepileptic can worsen seizures in benign rolandic epilepsy (BECTS)

  • A) Clobazam

  • B) Carbamezapine

  • C) Sodium valproate

  • D) Levetiracetam

• Q.8. What is the diagnosis in the current EEG

  • A) Left posterior spike and wave discharges

  • B) EKG artifacts

  • C) 6-Hz benign variants

  • D) None of the above

• Q.9. A 35-year obese female is having migraine and primary generalised epilepsy. Which anti-epileptic you will prefer

  • A) Carbamezapine

  • B) Topiramate

  • C) Sodium Valproate

  • D) Lamotrigene

• Q.10. This child is having recurrent daily seizures for last 2years with poor response to antiepileptics and right hemiaparesis. What is the best treatment option?

  • A) Multilobar resection

  • B) Focal resection of left frontal lobe

  • C) Vagus nerve stimulation

  • D) Hemispherotomy

• Q.11. Hemiconvulsion-hemiparesis and epilepsy syndrome (HHE) is characterised by –

  • A) Progressive hemiparesis

  • B) Generalised seizures at onset

  • C) Permanent and static hemiparesis

  • D) Normal MRI brain