A 2-year-old holds his breath until he passes out when he wants something his mother does not want him to have. You would base your evaluation of whether these temper tantrums are a form of seizure on the basis that

A 2-year-old holds his breath until he passes out when he wants something his mother does not want him to have. You would base your evaluation of whether these temper tantrums are a form of seizure on the basis that





a) seizures are not provoked; temper tantrums are.
b) seizures typically occur with fever; temper tantrums do not.
c) seizures rarely occur in toddlers.
d) with seizures, cyanosis rarely develops.


Answer: seizures are not provoked; temper tantrums are.


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