ABRET Correlation of History with EEG || Well-Enlightened.

An EEG obtained within 24 hours following a closed head injury would be LEAST likely to show a. focal polymorphic delta activity b. focal spike activity c. asymmetry of the background activity d. slowing over the posterior head regions correct answers focal spike activity The EEG of a patient with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is most likely to show: a. occipital spikes b. 1.5 Hz spike and wave discharges c. temporal sharp waves d. 3 Hz spike and wave discharges correct answers 1.5 Hz spike and wave discharges Which of the following infectious diseases is most frequently associated with periodic complexes in the EEG? a. neurosyphilis b. herpes simplex encephalitis c. tuberculous meningitis d. mumps encephalitis correct answers herpes simplex encephalitis What is the typical EEG pattern associated with absence seizures? a. 1.5 Hz spike and wave b. 3 Hz spike and wave c. focal spike and wave d. polyspike and wave correct answers 3 hz spike and wave The EEG is most likely to show hypsarrhythmia pattern in patients with: a. West syndrome b. Lennox-Gastaut syndrome c. absence seizures d. temporal lobe epilepsy correct answers west syndrome (infantile spasms) Localized or lateralized high voltage delta a. subarachnoid hemorrhage b. alcohol withdrawal c. subdural hematoma d. cerebral abscess correct answers cerebral abscess (pus filled swelling in the brain from infection)