EEG BOARD PREP PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What stage of sleep will you find vertex waves? - -N1
-What stage of sleep will you see sleep spindles? - -N2
-What stage of sleep will you see POSTS? - -N1
-What would an EEG look like of someone who has down syndrome? - -
Normal
-If a patient is becoming "deeper" in a coma, triphasic waves are most likely
to do what? - -Disappear
-What normal activity can be seen in C3/C4? - -Mu
-What is seen most often in children? - -Rolandic spikes
-What region do you see Rolandic spikes? - -central
-At which conceptal age do you begin to see delta brushes? - -32-34 weeks
-electrocebral inactivity is defined as no EEG activity over what? - -2
microvolts
-Immediately following an absence seizure the EEG will be? - -normal
-beta coma most commonly results from what? - -drug overdose
-a skull defect will result in what EEG pattern? - -breech rhythm
-What feature is most diagnostic of psychogenic PNES? - -no disruption of
the PDR
-an electrographic seizure is characterized by what activity? - -episodic
rhymes activity
-What is most useful when determining localization and polarity? - -
montage
-what normal variant has positive polarity? - -lambda
-according to guidelines what is the bandwidth for routine EEGs? - -1-70 hz
, -how many millimeters are in one centimeter? - -10 mm
-what is unilateral spikes considered ? - -focal abnormality
-what are the 3 best ways to describe EEG patterns and seizures? - -
morphology, location, frequecy
-what is another name for small sharp spikes ? - -BETS
-what makes lambda different from posts? - -occurs with eyes open
-are spikes considered abnormal? - -yes
-what type of activity will a neonatal seizure show on an EEG? - -focal
rhythmic ativity
-What montage should be used for an ECI according to guidelines? - -double
distance
-which filter setting will record the greatest effect on a 70 Hz wave? - -70 Hz
-what is most attenuated by a low filter of 5 Hz - -.1 Hz
-what localization is most used in referential montages? - -amplitude
-A patient with ms will have what type of EEG? - -normal
-what is the value in psychiatric disorders? - -rules out seizures
-If a patient has a skull defect it is very important to what? - -document
history
-When evaluating abnormal discharges what 2 things should you document?
- -level of consciousness and movement
-what activity will be seen on an EEG 2 days after a transient ischemic
attack (TIA) - -normal
-With rapidly increasing dosage, which medications will have the most
sedative effect on the patient? - -barbituates
-What is used to treat infantile spasms? - -ACTH
-The main difference between simple partial and complex partial is what? - -
preservation of consciousness
CORRECT ANSWERS
What stage of sleep will you find vertex waves? - -N1
-What stage of sleep will you see sleep spindles? - -N2
-What stage of sleep will you see POSTS? - -N1
-What would an EEG look like of someone who has down syndrome? - -
Normal
-If a patient is becoming "deeper" in a coma, triphasic waves are most likely
to do what? - -Disappear
-What normal activity can be seen in C3/C4? - -Mu
-What is seen most often in children? - -Rolandic spikes
-What region do you see Rolandic spikes? - -central
-At which conceptal age do you begin to see delta brushes? - -32-34 weeks
-electrocebral inactivity is defined as no EEG activity over what? - -2
microvolts
-Immediately following an absence seizure the EEG will be? - -normal
-beta coma most commonly results from what? - -drug overdose
-a skull defect will result in what EEG pattern? - -breech rhythm
-What feature is most diagnostic of psychogenic PNES? - -no disruption of
the PDR
-an electrographic seizure is characterized by what activity? - -episodic
rhymes activity
-What is most useful when determining localization and polarity? - -
montage
-what normal variant has positive polarity? - -lambda
-according to guidelines what is the bandwidth for routine EEGs? - -1-70 hz
, -how many millimeters are in one centimeter? - -10 mm
-what is unilateral spikes considered ? - -focal abnormality
-what are the 3 best ways to describe EEG patterns and seizures? - -
morphology, location, frequecy
-what is another name for small sharp spikes ? - -BETS
-what makes lambda different from posts? - -occurs with eyes open
-are spikes considered abnormal? - -yes
-what type of activity will a neonatal seizure show on an EEG? - -focal
rhythmic ativity
-What montage should be used for an ECI according to guidelines? - -double
distance
-which filter setting will record the greatest effect on a 70 Hz wave? - -70 Hz
-what is most attenuated by a low filter of 5 Hz - -.1 Hz
-what localization is most used in referential montages? - -amplitude
-A patient with ms will have what type of EEG? - -normal
-what is the value in psychiatric disorders? - -rules out seizures
-If a patient has a skull defect it is very important to what? - -document
history
-When evaluating abnormal discharges what 2 things should you document?
- -level of consciousness and movement
-what activity will be seen on an EEG 2 days after a transient ischemic
attack (TIA) - -normal
-With rapidly increasing dosage, which medications will have the most
sedative effect on the patient? - -barbituates
-What is used to treat infantile spasms? - -ACTH
-The main difference between simple partial and complex partial is what? - -
preservation of consciousness
