EEG Boards Part 2 practice test
Questions With Answers
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is associated with: - -Measles
-Localized or lateralized high voltage delta is seen in: - -Cerebral abscess
-The EEG of a patient with meningitis is most likely to show: - -Slowing
-Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges are often seen in: - -Herpes
simplex encephalitis
-Slow spike-and-wave complexes are characteristic of: - -Lennox-Gastaut
syndrome
-A disease that presents with an acoustic startle response within the first
few months of life: - -Tay Sachs disease
-During neonatal seizures, the EEG is most likely to show: - -Focal rhythmic
activity
-What is a typical EEG pattern associated with absence seizures - -3Hz
spike-and-wave
-EEG manifestations as eyelid myoclonia with and without absences, eye
closure induced seizures, EEG paroxysms and photosensitivity: - -Jeavons
syndrome
-Hypsarrythmia is a pattern most associated with: - -Infantile spasms
-A prolonged series of generalized convulsions without any period of
consciousness between them is referred to as; - -Status epilepticus
-Rhythmic theta activity in the temporal region is most commonly
associated with which seizure type: - -Complex partial
-The acronym used to describe distinctive EEG waves or complexes that
occur between seizures and are distinguished from the background activity: -
-IEDs, interictal epileptiform discharges
-Benign Rolandic Epilepsy spikes are seen: - -Central-Temporal
-Immediately following an absence seizure, the EEG is most likely to show: -
-Normal activity
, -Typical EEG pattern seen in partial seizure disorder: - -Anterior temporal
spike focus
-The onset of West Syndrome is most likely to occur at age: - -4 months
-The EEG of a child with benign Rolandic epilepsy is most likely to show: - -
Spikes at C3 and C4
-The neurological examination is likely to be abnormal in patients with: - -
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
-The EEG of a patient with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is most likely to show:
- -1.5 Hz spike-and-wave discharges
-Immediately following a generalized tonic-clinic seizure, the EEG typically
shows: - -Generalized slowing
-Landu-Kleffner syndrome is associated with: - -Aphasia
-A childhood disorder characterized by acquired aphasia, multifocal
epileptiform abnormalities, and focal or generalized seizures: - -Landau-
Kleffner syndrome
-In patients with myoclonic epilepsy of Janz, seizures are most likely to
occur: - -Early in the morning
-The EEG is most likely to show hypsarrythmia pattern in patients with: - -
West Syndrome
-The EEG of a patient with hepatic encephalopathy is most likely to show: - -
Generalized triphasic waves
-An EEG pattern usually seen in toxic-metabolic encephalopathies, most
commonly hepatic or renal. Usually associated with an alteration of
consciousness. - -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? - -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: - -High voltage slow wave activity over the
right frontal area
Questions With Answers
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is associated with: - -Measles
-Localized or lateralized high voltage delta is seen in: - -Cerebral abscess
-The EEG of a patient with meningitis is most likely to show: - -Slowing
-Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges are often seen in: - -Herpes
simplex encephalitis
-Slow spike-and-wave complexes are characteristic of: - -Lennox-Gastaut
syndrome
-A disease that presents with an acoustic startle response within the first
few months of life: - -Tay Sachs disease
-During neonatal seizures, the EEG is most likely to show: - -Focal rhythmic
activity
-What is a typical EEG pattern associated with absence seizures - -3Hz
spike-and-wave
-EEG manifestations as eyelid myoclonia with and without absences, eye
closure induced seizures, EEG paroxysms and photosensitivity: - -Jeavons
syndrome
-Hypsarrythmia is a pattern most associated with: - -Infantile spasms
-A prolonged series of generalized convulsions without any period of
consciousness between them is referred to as; - -Status epilepticus
-Rhythmic theta activity in the temporal region is most commonly
associated with which seizure type: - -Complex partial
-The acronym used to describe distinctive EEG waves or complexes that
occur between seizures and are distinguished from the background activity: -
-IEDs, interictal epileptiform discharges
-Benign Rolandic Epilepsy spikes are seen: - -Central-Temporal
-Immediately following an absence seizure, the EEG is most likely to show: -
-Normal activity
, -Typical EEG pattern seen in partial seizure disorder: - -Anterior temporal
spike focus
-The onset of West Syndrome is most likely to occur at age: - -4 months
-The EEG of a child with benign Rolandic epilepsy is most likely to show: - -
Spikes at C3 and C4
-The neurological examination is likely to be abnormal in patients with: - -
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
-The EEG of a patient with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is most likely to show:
- -1.5 Hz spike-and-wave discharges
-Immediately following a generalized tonic-clinic seizure, the EEG typically
shows: - -Generalized slowing
-Landu-Kleffner syndrome is associated with: - -Aphasia
-A childhood disorder characterized by acquired aphasia, multifocal
epileptiform abnormalities, and focal or generalized seizures: - -Landau-
Kleffner syndrome
-In patients with myoclonic epilepsy of Janz, seizures are most likely to
occur: - -Early in the morning
-The EEG is most likely to show hypsarrythmia pattern in patients with: - -
West Syndrome
-The EEG of a patient with hepatic encephalopathy is most likely to show: - -
Generalized triphasic waves
-An EEG pattern usually seen in toxic-metabolic encephalopathies, most
commonly hepatic or renal. Usually associated with an alteration of
consciousness. - -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? - -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: - -High voltage slow wave activity over the
right frontal area
