Eeg Mock Exam Questions With Solutions
Which describes the action of a capacitor:
a. Opposes changes in current flow b. Converts alternating current to direct current
c. Creates a direct current resistance
d. Stores electrical energy D
Which of the following statements about current is false:
a. Current may be AC or DC
b. Current flows when there is a source of voltage and a conductive pathway
c. Current is movement of electrons in a conductor
d. Current is measured in coulombs B
What input voltage is necessary to give a calibration deflection between 5 and 10mm if the
sensitivity is 30µV/mm:
a. 10µV
b. 50µV
c. 100µV
d. 200µV D
, Eeg Mock Exam Questions With Solutions
Rhomberg's sign is:
a. Inability to feel pain
b. Flexing of the feet
c. Inability to stand with eyes closed d. Complications from an epidural C
An 8 year old child is referred for an EEG because of 2 nocturnal seizures. The EEG shows
spikes during drowsiness and sleep at T3, C3, T4, and C4. The child has:
a. Atonic seizures
b. Benign focal epilepsy
c. Complex partial seizures
d. JME B
Due to a scalp lesion, C4 has been relocated 4mm anteriorly. The technologist should:
a. Relocate C3 4mm anteriorly
b. Make no other placement changes
c. Relocate P3 4mm anteriorly
d. Relocate all electrodes in the right parasagittal plane 4mm anteriorly A
, Eeg Mock Exam Questions With Solutions
A highly malignant tumor primarily seen in children may be:
a. Pituitary adenoma
b. Medulla blastoma
c. Acoustic neuroma
d. Astrocytoma B
Inflammation of the coverings of the brain or spinal cord is called:
a. Encephalitis
b. Meningitis
c. Cerebritis
d. Myelitis B
Which test may benefit a patient presenting with ataxia:
a. Counting backwards
b. Wada
c. PSG
d. Lumbar puncture D
, Eeg Mock Exam Questions With Solutions
Thrombosis of the anterior cerebral artery is most likely to cause:
a. Nystagmus
b. Contralateral lower extremity weakness
c. Contralateral facial weakness
d. Aphasia B
Anosmia can be caused from:
a. Inflammation of the nasal passages
b. Destruction of one temporal lobe c. Both A and B
d. None of the above C
Which layer of skin must be prepared in order to allow the electrical signal to travel to the
electrode:
a. Stratum corneum
b. Dermis
c. Stratum granulosum
d. Stratum germinativum A
Which describes the action of a capacitor:
a. Opposes changes in current flow b. Converts alternating current to direct current
c. Creates a direct current resistance
d. Stores electrical energy D
Which of the following statements about current is false:
a. Current may be AC or DC
b. Current flows when there is a source of voltage and a conductive pathway
c. Current is movement of electrons in a conductor
d. Current is measured in coulombs B
What input voltage is necessary to give a calibration deflection between 5 and 10mm if the
sensitivity is 30µV/mm:
a. 10µV
b. 50µV
c. 100µV
d. 200µV D
, Eeg Mock Exam Questions With Solutions
Rhomberg's sign is:
a. Inability to feel pain
b. Flexing of the feet
c. Inability to stand with eyes closed d. Complications from an epidural C
An 8 year old child is referred for an EEG because of 2 nocturnal seizures. The EEG shows
spikes during drowsiness and sleep at T3, C3, T4, and C4. The child has:
a. Atonic seizures
b. Benign focal epilepsy
c. Complex partial seizures
d. JME B
Due to a scalp lesion, C4 has been relocated 4mm anteriorly. The technologist should:
a. Relocate C3 4mm anteriorly
b. Make no other placement changes
c. Relocate P3 4mm anteriorly
d. Relocate all electrodes in the right parasagittal plane 4mm anteriorly A
, Eeg Mock Exam Questions With Solutions
A highly malignant tumor primarily seen in children may be:
a. Pituitary adenoma
b. Medulla blastoma
c. Acoustic neuroma
d. Astrocytoma B
Inflammation of the coverings of the brain or spinal cord is called:
a. Encephalitis
b. Meningitis
c. Cerebritis
d. Myelitis B
Which test may benefit a patient presenting with ataxia:
a. Counting backwards
b. Wada
c. PSG
d. Lumbar puncture D
, Eeg Mock Exam Questions With Solutions
Thrombosis of the anterior cerebral artery is most likely to cause:
a. Nystagmus
b. Contralateral lower extremity weakness
c. Contralateral facial weakness
d. Aphasia B
Anosmia can be caused from:
a. Inflammation of the nasal passages
b. Destruction of one temporal lobe c. Both A and B
d. None of the above C
Which layer of skin must be prepared in order to allow the electrical signal to travel to the
electrode:
a. Stratum corneum
b. Dermis
c. Stratum granulosum
d. Stratum germinativum A
