The school nurse notes a 6-year-old running across the playground with their friends. The child stops in mid-stride, freezing for a few seconds. Then the child resumes their progress across the playground. The school nurse suspects what in this child?
A) An absence seizure
B) A petit mal seizure
C) A partial seizure
D) A tonic-clonic seizure

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The sudden freezing behavior and then resuming the activity without any memory of the event is indicative of an absence seizure. Petit mal and partial seizures may also have similar symptoms, but absence seizures are more likely based on the given description. Tonic-clonic seizures involve convulsions and are not consistent with the observed behavior.

The School Nurse Notes a 6-Year-Old Running Across the Playground