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2024/ 2025 UPDATE) QS & AS| GRADE A|
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Seizures commonly result from withdrawal of which of the following? - ANS
✓Alcohol
In children, most intracranial tumors are found in - ANS ✓posterior fossa.
An electrographic seizure is characterized by - ANS ✓Episodic rhythmic
activity
Which of the following EEG patterns is characteristic of West syndrome? -
ANS ✓Hypsarrhythmia
Which artery is formed by the joining of the vertebral arteries? - ANS
✓Basilar
Which of the following extra electrodes might best demonstrate the EEG
activity associated with focal motor twitching of the right corner of the
mouth? - ANS ✓C5
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What is the specification of the minimum sampling rate used, in relation to
the highest frequency signal recorded? - ANS ✓Nyquist theory
Clinical semiology is a way to describe - ANS ✓behaviors during patient
events
Which is most important to document in the history of your EEG patient? -
ANS ✓last seizure
What environmental factors enhance LAMBDA? - ANS ✓Scanning high
complexity visual scene
A 7 year old female presents with spells of "spacing out" reported by
teachers at her school. Of the following, which activation procedure is of
most importance in assisting with diagnosis? - ANS ✓Hyperventilation
Rare 6-11 hz negative sharp arciform waves, most commonly seen in adults
over 30 years in the mid-temporal regions. - ANS ✓Wickets
It is common for FIRDA to: - ANS ✓react to stimulation.
Bell\'s palsy is characterized by - ANS ✓facial paralysis
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What clinical states may cause the alpha rhythm to attenuate? - ANS ✓
A degenerative disease characterized by dementia and \"dance-like\"
movements: - ANS ✓Huntington\'s chorea
The 60 Hz notch filter will have the greatest effect on a waveform having a
duration of - ANS ✓16 msec
ALPHA COMA - ANS ✓Cardiac arrest
What clinical signs might be seen with a cerebellar hemorrhage? - ANS
✓Trunkal imbalance and poor coordination
When is it permissible to release patient information to a third party? - ANS
✓When the patient provides written consent.
Which of the following requires sterilization before and after use? - ANS
✓In-dwelling depth electrodes
What type of seizure is NOT associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome? -
ANS ✓Complex Seizure
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For low frequency filters (LFFs), the corresponding time constants for LFF
cutoff frequency of 3 Hz would be - ANS ✓0.05 sec
HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPSIA - ANS ✓Loss of the left or right visual field in
both eyes
What is indicated by the presence of unilateral Babinski Signs? - ANS
✓Pyramidal tract dysfunction
What additional electrodes could be placed to help decipher between
artifact and cortical activity in this sample? - ANS ✓EOG electrodes
Which of the following is an effect of phenobarbital on the EEG? - ANS
✓Increases beta activity
TRACE ALTERNANT - ANS ✓35 weeks conceptual age
1 centimeter - ANS ✓10 mm
Where is the cingulate cortex located in relation to the corpus callosum? -
ANS ✓Superiorly
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