Module III - General and Integrated Systems Clinical Medicine: Principles and Practice 1999-2000
Quiz Questions - Module III: General and Integrated Systems

Question:

A 40-year-old man presents with a two month history of seizures. A feeling of fear and drowsiness is followed by the patient becoming withdrawn and plucking at his clothes with this right hand. Shortly thereafter, his body stiffens, he falls to the floor and he jerks off rhythmically. Which of the following is the BEST DESCRIPTION of the PRIMARY SEIZURE?
  • A.   Absence seizure

  • B.   Complex partial seizure

  • C.   Myoclonic seizure

  • D.   Simple partial seizure

  • E.   Tonic clonic seizure

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