CLTM ASAP
safest AED for pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER-Lamictal
bolus of propfol - CORRECT ANSWER-burst suppression
mediation to treat SE - CORRECT ANSWER-Lorazepam
VNS - CORRECT ANSWER-partial seizure
RNS neurostimulator - CORRECT ANSWER--placed under the scalp
-used as an adjunctive therapy in adults only
-delivers stim when specific patterns are detected
MEG useful for - CORRECT ANSWER-cortical dysplasia
gliomas
tuberous slcerosis
length of suspension of brain activity in WADA - CORRECT ANSWER-4-8
minutes
effect of WADA on brain activity - CORRECT ANSWER-transient contralateral
paralysis
ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction
what diagnostic test is resulting in fewer WADA tests - CORRECT
ANSWER-fMRI
Panayiotopoulos syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER-Occipital Epilepsy with tonic
eye deviation, ictal vomiting, visual seizures
good prognosis
conceptual age delta brushes appear - CORRECT ANSWER-30 weeks
neonatal EEG pattern is evaluated based on - CORRECT
ANSWER-post-menstrual age (PMA)
,surgical treatment for hypothalamic hamartomas - CORRECT ANSWER-Gamma
Knife
atypical absence - CORRECT ANSWER-myoclonic jerks, automatisms with the
staring spell
atypical absence common with - CORRECT ANSWER-LGS
treatment for patients with epileptic zones arising from or overlapping with
eloquent cortex - CORRECT ANSWER-multiple subpial transection
post-ictal impairment of function with a discrete region - CORRECT
ANSWER-Todd's paralysis
most frequently involved vessel in CVA - CORRECT ANSWER-ICA
treatment for Sturge-Weber - CORRECT ANSWER-hemispherectomy
max leakage current when recording from patients with invasive monitoring
electrodes - CORRECT ANSWER-10 microamp
basal extracranial electrodes for recording mesial temporal or frontal discharges
are placed where - CORRECT ANSWER-near foramen ovale
sphenoidal electrodes monitor activity from - CORRECT ANSWER-anterior
temporal area
subzone of epileptogenic zone that is the gold standard for localization -
CORRECT ANSWER-ictal zone
thrombosis of ACA results in - CORRECT ANSWER-contralateral lower extremity
weakness
physiologic substrate of clinical seizure activity - CORRECT ANSWER-abnormal
neuronal discharge
, cross communication between blood vessels - CORRECT
ANSWER-anastomosis
time base for sensory-motor localization - CORRECT ANSWER-50msec
depth electrodes are best for monitoring what area - CORRECT
ANSWER-hippocampal area
cortical potentials for median nerve SSEP are recorded from - CORRECT
ANSWER-ipsilateral parietal lobe
cortical responses over the primary somatosensory cortex to median nerve
SSEPs - CORRECT ANSWER-negative nearfield
lateralizing sign that occurs contralateral to sz onset - CORRECT
ANSWER-extended arm used in "sign of 4" posture
gold standard for identifying motor cortex - CORRECT ANSWER-direct cortical
stimulation
what area is the lowest risk of being affected in a temporal lobectomy performed
in the dominant hemisphere - CORRECT ANSWER-supplementary motor deficits
phase reversal in identifying central sulcus must occur within how long of the
original stim in order to prove phase reversal - CORRECT ANSWER-within 2
msec
what is the appropriate anesthetic regimen for language mapping - CORRECT
ANSWER-awake with local
purpose of bilateral mesial temporal depth electrodes - CORRECT ANSWER-to
lateralize hippocampal seizure focus
stereotactic frames - CORRECT ANSWER-used to place depth electrodes
Responsive neurostimulator (RNS) - CORRECT ANSWER-- Small battery
powered device implanted into skull
safest AED for pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER-Lamictal
bolus of propfol - CORRECT ANSWER-burst suppression
mediation to treat SE - CORRECT ANSWER-Lorazepam
VNS - CORRECT ANSWER-partial seizure
RNS neurostimulator - CORRECT ANSWER--placed under the scalp
-used as an adjunctive therapy in adults only
-delivers stim when specific patterns are detected
MEG useful for - CORRECT ANSWER-cortical dysplasia
gliomas
tuberous slcerosis
length of suspension of brain activity in WADA - CORRECT ANSWER-4-8
minutes
effect of WADA on brain activity - CORRECT ANSWER-transient contralateral
paralysis
ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction
what diagnostic test is resulting in fewer WADA tests - CORRECT
ANSWER-fMRI
Panayiotopoulos syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER-Occipital Epilepsy with tonic
eye deviation, ictal vomiting, visual seizures
good prognosis
conceptual age delta brushes appear - CORRECT ANSWER-30 weeks
neonatal EEG pattern is evaluated based on - CORRECT
ANSWER-post-menstrual age (PMA)
,surgical treatment for hypothalamic hamartomas - CORRECT ANSWER-Gamma
Knife
atypical absence - CORRECT ANSWER-myoclonic jerks, automatisms with the
staring spell
atypical absence common with - CORRECT ANSWER-LGS
treatment for patients with epileptic zones arising from or overlapping with
eloquent cortex - CORRECT ANSWER-multiple subpial transection
post-ictal impairment of function with a discrete region - CORRECT
ANSWER-Todd's paralysis
most frequently involved vessel in CVA - CORRECT ANSWER-ICA
treatment for Sturge-Weber - CORRECT ANSWER-hemispherectomy
max leakage current when recording from patients with invasive monitoring
electrodes - CORRECT ANSWER-10 microamp
basal extracranial electrodes for recording mesial temporal or frontal discharges
are placed where - CORRECT ANSWER-near foramen ovale
sphenoidal electrodes monitor activity from - CORRECT ANSWER-anterior
temporal area
subzone of epileptogenic zone that is the gold standard for localization -
CORRECT ANSWER-ictal zone
thrombosis of ACA results in - CORRECT ANSWER-contralateral lower extremity
weakness
physiologic substrate of clinical seizure activity - CORRECT ANSWER-abnormal
neuronal discharge
, cross communication between blood vessels - CORRECT
ANSWER-anastomosis
time base for sensory-motor localization - CORRECT ANSWER-50msec
depth electrodes are best for monitoring what area - CORRECT
ANSWER-hippocampal area
cortical potentials for median nerve SSEP are recorded from - CORRECT
ANSWER-ipsilateral parietal lobe
cortical responses over the primary somatosensory cortex to median nerve
SSEPs - CORRECT ANSWER-negative nearfield
lateralizing sign that occurs contralateral to sz onset - CORRECT
ANSWER-extended arm used in "sign of 4" posture
gold standard for identifying motor cortex - CORRECT ANSWER-direct cortical
stimulation
what area is the lowest risk of being affected in a temporal lobectomy performed
in the dominant hemisphere - CORRECT ANSWER-supplementary motor deficits
phase reversal in identifying central sulcus must occur within how long of the
original stim in order to prove phase reversal - CORRECT ANSWER-within 2
msec
what is the appropriate anesthetic regimen for language mapping - CORRECT
ANSWER-awake with local
purpose of bilateral mesial temporal depth electrodes - CORRECT ANSWER-to
lateralize hippocampal seizure focus
stereotactic frames - CORRECT ANSWER-used to place depth electrodes
Responsive neurostimulator (RNS) - CORRECT ANSWER-- Small battery
powered device implanted into skull
