HEALTH QUIZ

Epilepsy

Epilepsy is the 3rd most common neurological condition after stroke and Alzheimer’s

• TRUE
• FALSE

Epilepsy is the most common problem of nervous system affecting children.

• TRUE
• FALSE

How many people world wide have epilepsy

• 500 thousands         
•  3 million        
• 40 million  

     
Who gets epilepsy more: 

• male   
• female

The most common   cause of epilepsy

• In  65 percent of cases no cause can be found
• Head injuries
• Strokes
•  brain tumors,
•  infections

Epilepsy may occur in old people   

• TRUE
• FALSE

people with epilepsy are mentally ill or retarded  

• TRUE
• FALSE

No surgical treatment for epilepsy   

• TRUE
• FALSE

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Epilepsy is contagious - you can catch it.    

• TRUE
• FALSE

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 who of the following people had epilepsy
 

•  Beethoven
•  Thomas Edison
• Julius Caesar
• Leonardo Da Vinci
• all of the above

 who of the following people had epilepsy

• Napoleon Bonaparte  
•  Charles Dickens
•  Agatha Christie
•  Alfred Nobel  
• all of the above

During a seizure, people will swallow their tongue and suffocate. 

• TRUE
• FALSE

if you see someone during  epilepsy attack, you should

• Put  a spoon between his teeth
• Hold him firmly
• Give something to drink
• Put a caution under his head

after the attack, if the person is unconscious

• put him in recovery position
• let his sleep on his back
• let him sit down