EEG BOARDS PART 2 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Subacute .sclerosing .panencephalitis .is .associated .with: .- .(correct .answer) .-Measles
Localized .or .lateralized .high .voltage .delta .is .seen .in: .- .(correct .answer) .-Cerebral .abscess
The .EEG .of .a .patient .with .meningitis .is .most .likely .to .show: .- .(correct .answer) .-Slowing
Periodic .lateralized .epileptiform .discharges .are .often .seen .in: .- .(correct .answer) .-
Herpes .simplex .encephalitis
Slow .spike-and-wave .complexes .are .characteristic .of: .- .(correct .answer) .-Lennox-Gastaut .syndrome
A .disease .that .presents .with .an .acoustic .startle .response .within .the .first .few .months .of .life: .- .
(correct .answer) .-Tay .Sachs .disease
During .neonatal .seizures, .the .EEG .is .most .likely .to .show: .- .(correct .answer) .-Focal .rhythmic .activity
What .is .a .typical .EEG .pattern .associated .with .absence .seizures .- .(correct .answer) .-3Hz .spike-and-
wave
EEG .manifestations .as .eyelid .myoclonia .with .and .without .absences, .eye .closure .induced .seizures, .EE
G .paroxysms .and .photosensitivity: .- .(correct .answer) .-Jeavons .syndrome
Hypsarrythmia .is .a .pattern .most .associated .with: .- .(correct .answer) .-Infantile .spasms
A .prolonged .series .of .generalized .convulsions .without .any .period .of .consciousness .between .them .is
.referred .to .as; .- .(correct .answer) .-Status .epilepticus
Rhythmic .theta .activity .in .the .temporal .region .is .most .commonly .associated .with .which .seizure .type
: .- .(correct .answer) .-Complex .partial
The .acronym .used .to .describe .distinctive .EEG .waves .or .complexes .that .occur .between .seizures .and .
are .distinguished .from .the .background .activity: .- .(correct .answer) .-
IEDs, .interictal .epileptiform .discharges
, Benign .Rolandic .Epilepsy .spikes .are .seen: .- .(correct .answer) .-Central-Temporal
Immediately .following .an .absence .seizure, .the .EEG .is .most .likely .to .show: .- .(correct .answer) .-
Normal .activity
Typical .EEG .pattern .seen .in .partial .seizure .disorder: .- .(correct .answer) .-
Anterior .temporal .spike .focus
The .onset .of .West .Syndrome .is .most .likely .to .occur .at .age: .- .(correct .answer) .-4 .months
The .EEG .of .a .child .with .benign .Rolandic .epilepsy .is .most .likely .to .show: .- .(correct .answer) .-
Spikes .at .C3 .and .C4
The .neurological .examination .is .likely .to .be .abnormal .in .patients .with: .- .(correct .answer) .-Lennox-
Gastaut .syndrome
The .EEG .of .a .patient .with .Lennox-Gastaut .syndrome .is .most .likely .to .show: .- .(correct .answer) .-
1.5 .Hz .spike-and-wave .discharges
Immediately .following .a .generalized .tonic-clinic .seizure, .the .EEG .typically .shows: .- .(correct .answer) .-
Generalized .slowing
Landu-Kleffner .syndrome .is .associated .with: .- .(correct .answer) .-Aphasia
A .childhood .disorder .characterized .by .acquired .aphasia, .multifocal .epileptiform .abnormalities, .and .f
ocal .or .generalized .seizures: .- .(correct .answer) .-Landau-Kleffner .syndrome
In .patients .with .myoclonic .epilepsy .of .Janz, .seizures .are .most .likely .to .occur: .- .(correct .answer) .-
Early .in .the .morning
The .EEG .is .most .likely .to .show .hypsarrythmia .pattern .in .patients .with: .- .(correct .answer) .-
West .Syndrome
The .EEG .of .a .patient .with .hepatic .encephalopathy .is .most .likely .to .show: .- .(correct .answer) .-
Generalized .triphasic .waves
An .EEG .pattern .usually .seen .in .toxic-
metabolic .encephalopathies, .most .commonly .hepatic .or .renal. .Usually .associated .with .an .alteration .
of .consciousness. .- .(correct .answer) .-Triphasic .Waves
If .the .EEG .of .a .term .newborn .with .asphyxia .shows .nonreactivity .and .periods .of .severe .attenuation .
with .bursts .of .mixed .activity .every .10 .to .20 .seconds, .what .is .likely .the .cause? .- .(correct .answer) .-
Severe .cortical .injury .due .to .hypoxic-ischemic .encephalopathy
During .hyperventilation .of .a .patient .with .a .tumor .in .the .right .frontal .area, .the .EEG .is .most .likely .to .
show: .- .(correct .answer) .-High .voltage .slow .wave .activity .over .the .right .frontal .area
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Subacute .sclerosing .panencephalitis .is .associated .with: .- .(correct .answer) .-Measles
Localized .or .lateralized .high .voltage .delta .is .seen .in: .- .(correct .answer) .-Cerebral .abscess
The .EEG .of .a .patient .with .meningitis .is .most .likely .to .show: .- .(correct .answer) .-Slowing
Periodic .lateralized .epileptiform .discharges .are .often .seen .in: .- .(correct .answer) .-
Herpes .simplex .encephalitis
Slow .spike-and-wave .complexes .are .characteristic .of: .- .(correct .answer) .-Lennox-Gastaut .syndrome
A .disease .that .presents .with .an .acoustic .startle .response .within .the .first .few .months .of .life: .- .
(correct .answer) .-Tay .Sachs .disease
During .neonatal .seizures, .the .EEG .is .most .likely .to .show: .- .(correct .answer) .-Focal .rhythmic .activity
What .is .a .typical .EEG .pattern .associated .with .absence .seizures .- .(correct .answer) .-3Hz .spike-and-
wave
EEG .manifestations .as .eyelid .myoclonia .with .and .without .absences, .eye .closure .induced .seizures, .EE
G .paroxysms .and .photosensitivity: .- .(correct .answer) .-Jeavons .syndrome
Hypsarrythmia .is .a .pattern .most .associated .with: .- .(correct .answer) .-Infantile .spasms
A .prolonged .series .of .generalized .convulsions .without .any .period .of .consciousness .between .them .is
.referred .to .as; .- .(correct .answer) .-Status .epilepticus
Rhythmic .theta .activity .in .the .temporal .region .is .most .commonly .associated .with .which .seizure .type
: .- .(correct .answer) .-Complex .partial
The .acronym .used .to .describe .distinctive .EEG .waves .or .complexes .that .occur .between .seizures .and .
are .distinguished .from .the .background .activity: .- .(correct .answer) .-
IEDs, .interictal .epileptiform .discharges
, Benign .Rolandic .Epilepsy .spikes .are .seen: .- .(correct .answer) .-Central-Temporal
Immediately .following .an .absence .seizure, .the .EEG .is .most .likely .to .show: .- .(correct .answer) .-
Normal .activity
Typical .EEG .pattern .seen .in .partial .seizure .disorder: .- .(correct .answer) .-
Anterior .temporal .spike .focus
The .onset .of .West .Syndrome .is .most .likely .to .occur .at .age: .- .(correct .answer) .-4 .months
The .EEG .of .a .child .with .benign .Rolandic .epilepsy .is .most .likely .to .show: .- .(correct .answer) .-
Spikes .at .C3 .and .C4
The .neurological .examination .is .likely .to .be .abnormal .in .patients .with: .- .(correct .answer) .-Lennox-
Gastaut .syndrome
The .EEG .of .a .patient .with .Lennox-Gastaut .syndrome .is .most .likely .to .show: .- .(correct .answer) .-
1.5 .Hz .spike-and-wave .discharges
Immediately .following .a .generalized .tonic-clinic .seizure, .the .EEG .typically .shows: .- .(correct .answer) .-
Generalized .slowing
Landu-Kleffner .syndrome .is .associated .with: .- .(correct .answer) .-Aphasia
A .childhood .disorder .characterized .by .acquired .aphasia, .multifocal .epileptiform .abnormalities, .and .f
ocal .or .generalized .seizures: .- .(correct .answer) .-Landau-Kleffner .syndrome
In .patients .with .myoclonic .epilepsy .of .Janz, .seizures .are .most .likely .to .occur: .- .(correct .answer) .-
Early .in .the .morning
The .EEG .is .most .likely .to .show .hypsarrythmia .pattern .in .patients .with: .- .(correct .answer) .-
West .Syndrome
The .EEG .of .a .patient .with .hepatic .encephalopathy .is .most .likely .to .show: .- .(correct .answer) .-
Generalized .triphasic .waves
An .EEG .pattern .usually .seen .in .toxic-
metabolic .encephalopathies, .most .commonly .hepatic .or .renal. .Usually .associated .with .an .alteration .
of .consciousness. .- .(correct .answer) .-Triphasic .Waves
If .the .EEG .of .a .term .newborn .with .asphyxia .shows .nonreactivity .and .periods .of .severe .attenuation .
with .bursts .of .mixed .activity .every .10 .to .20 .seconds, .what .is .likely .the .cause? .- .(correct .answer) .-
Severe .cortical .injury .due .to .hypoxic-ischemic .encephalopathy
During .hyperventilation .of .a .patient .with .a .tumor .in .the .right .frontal .area, .the .EEG .is .most .likely .to .
show: .- .(correct .answer) .-High .voltage .slow .wave .activity .over .the .right .frontal .area
