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Once EEG data is acquired there is an expectation that the information will be protected. This means - Answer-all staff are accountable for protecting the patient confidentiality Temporal Lobe Epilepsy accounts for what % of all patients with epilepsy? - Answer-60% Precocious puberty is associated with pathology of the - Answer-hypothalamus What clinical signs are expected to be seen if a patient has a stroke involving the left anterior cerebral artery? - Answer-Right lower extremity sensory loss A meningioma is usually - Answer-encapsulated Bell's palsy is characterized by - Answer-facial paralysis Which of the following is characterized by dementia, myoclonus, and biphasic or triphasic repetitive discharges? - Answer-Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease CRANIAL NERVES - Answer-Four have both sensory and motor functions The onset of West syndrome is most likely to occur at age: - Answer-4 months What type of electricity provides a steady source of current, flowing in one direction only? - AnswerDirect current Which electrode type gives the LEAST distortion of low frequencies? - Answer-Silver-silver chloride The onset of Sturge-Weber disease is typically during - Answer-InfancyHOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPSIA - Answer-Loss of the left or right visual field in both eyes The most important source generator of the EEG is - Answer-pyramidal dendritic PSPs During an absence seizure, the technologist should - Answer-test the patient's level of consciousness ACTH is used to treat - Answer-Infantile spasms Decorticate posturing is characterized by - Answer-bilateral flexion at the elbows Reduction of health care-associated infections is addressed by - Answer-National Patient Safety Goals Which of the following separates the motor cortex from the sensory cortex? - Answer-Rolandic fissure Which of the following should be documented in the history? - Answer-The patient had dialysis this morning The EEG is MOST useful in evaluating - Answer-seizure disorders Life-threatening current could pass through a patient if - Answer-the machine ground is not intact Which of the following is a violation of ABRET's Code of Ethics? - Answer-Not striving to keep current in the technology In the International 10-20 electrode placements, C6 is located on which part of the head? - Answer-Right A single attenuated channel of EEG may be the result of - Answer-Inter-electrode spacing too close PLEDS are associated with - Answer-Acute cerebral infarctionSDS is an acronym for - Answer-safety data sheet What clinical signs might be seen with a cerebellar hemorrhage? - Answer-Trunkal imbalance and poor coordination An EEG performed two days following a transient ischemic attack is most likely to show: - Answer-Normal activity DIPLOPIA means - Answer-Double vision Which is most important to document in the history of your EEG patient? - Answer-last seizure TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS is - Answer-genetic What is the cause of Wernicke's encephalopathy? - Answer-Thiamine deficiency Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the generation of EEG activity? - Answer-Both excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials A large lesion at the optic chiasm produces which of the following conditions? - Answer-Complete visual loss DYSARTHRIA is - Answer-Impaired speech The posterior cerebral artery supplies blood to the: - Answer-Visual cortex Which progression is considered rare? - Answer-Rolandic to absenceWhat is the typical clinical presentation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease? - Answer-Progressive dementia, bilateral rigidity and myoclonus, stupor, death Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges are most likely associated with - Answer-herpes simplex encephalitis The third ventricle is connected to the fourth ventricle by the - Answer-aqueduct of Sylvius Which of the following is often caused by prolonged severe cerebral anoxia? - Answer-Burst-suppression activity Through what opening do the lateral ventricles merge with the third ventricle? - Answer-Foramen of Monro Collateral perfusion is maintained by: - Answer-Circle of Willis Which of the following occurs with unbalanced electrode impedances of greater than 20 Kohms? - Answer-Marked increase in 60 Hz activity CONSCIOUSNESS is controlled by - Answer-reticular formation Which of the following is most characteristic of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease? - Answer-Myoclonus Which of the following EEG findings indicates the worst prognosis in patients with cerebral hemorrhages? - Answer-Burst-suppression In the EEG laboratory, the major concern for transmission of infection is through - Answer-blood Short interelectrode distance between electrodes will cause which of the following changes to the EEG waveform? - Answer-Decrease amplitudeMoya Moya disease is associated with - Answer-decreased blood flow to cerebral tissue The central aspect of using the "minimum necessary" amount of protected health information needed to accomplish the intended purpose of the use, disclosure, or request is a part of which Act? - AnswerHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act FT9 or T1 and FT10 or T2 electrodes record from the - Answer-anterior temporal lobe Balanced impedances allows you to: - Answer-Maximize common mode rejection