ABRET Neurological Disorders ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
During an absence seizure, the technologist should
a) stop recording and go to the patient's aid.
b) test the patient's level of consciousness.
c) turn the patient's head to the left
d) insert a tongue blade in the patient's mouth - CORRECT ANSWER - b) test the patient's
level of consciousness
FEBRILE SEIZURES
a) age-related
b) gender specific
c) body temperature over 101 degrees F
d) life-threatening - CORRECT ANSWER - a) age-related
What clinical signs might be seen with a cerebellar hemorrhage?
a) trunkal imbalance and poor coordination
b) diplopia
c) vertigo
d) dysarthria - CORRECT ANSWER - a) trunkal imbalance and poor coordination
Which of the following is most characteristic of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?
a) Tardive dyskinesia
b) Myoclonus
c) Bradykinesia
d) Hemiparesis - CORRECT ANSWER - b) Myoclonus
, The EEG of a patient with a tumor in the left frontal lobe would most likely show:
a) generalized slowing
b) FIRDA
c) TIRDA
d) left frontal polymorphic delta activity - CORRECT ANSWER - d) left frontal
polymorphic delta activity
Which of the following tumors is LEAST likely to cause epileptiform activity in an EEG?
a) Pituitary adenoma
b) Metastic carcinoma
c) Glioblastoma multiforme
d) Astrocytoma - CORRECT ANSWER - a) Pituitary adenoma
GELASTIC EPILEPSY
a) crying
b) reading
c) talking
d) laughing - CORRECT ANSWER - d) laughing
A disease that presents with an acoustic startle response within the first few months of life:
a) Tay Sachs disease
b) Huntington's disease
c) Benign rolandic epilepsy
d) West syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER - a) Tay Sachs disease
What is the difference between a classic migraine headache and a common migraine headache?
a) a classical migraine headache ALWAYS has an abnormal associated EEG.
b) a classic migraine headache has an associated aura whereas a common migraine does not
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
During an absence seizure, the technologist should
a) stop recording and go to the patient's aid.
b) test the patient's level of consciousness.
c) turn the patient's head to the left
d) insert a tongue blade in the patient's mouth - CORRECT ANSWER - b) test the patient's
level of consciousness
FEBRILE SEIZURES
a) age-related
b) gender specific
c) body temperature over 101 degrees F
d) life-threatening - CORRECT ANSWER - a) age-related
What clinical signs might be seen with a cerebellar hemorrhage?
a) trunkal imbalance and poor coordination
b) diplopia
c) vertigo
d) dysarthria - CORRECT ANSWER - a) trunkal imbalance and poor coordination
Which of the following is most characteristic of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?
a) Tardive dyskinesia
b) Myoclonus
c) Bradykinesia
d) Hemiparesis - CORRECT ANSWER - b) Myoclonus
, The EEG of a patient with a tumor in the left frontal lobe would most likely show:
a) generalized slowing
b) FIRDA
c) TIRDA
d) left frontal polymorphic delta activity - CORRECT ANSWER - d) left frontal
polymorphic delta activity
Which of the following tumors is LEAST likely to cause epileptiform activity in an EEG?
a) Pituitary adenoma
b) Metastic carcinoma
c) Glioblastoma multiforme
d) Astrocytoma - CORRECT ANSWER - a) Pituitary adenoma
GELASTIC EPILEPSY
a) crying
b) reading
c) talking
d) laughing - CORRECT ANSWER - d) laughing
A disease that presents with an acoustic startle response within the first few months of life:
a) Tay Sachs disease
b) Huntington's disease
c) Benign rolandic epilepsy
d) West syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER - a) Tay Sachs disease
What is the difference between a classic migraine headache and a common migraine headache?
a) a classical migraine headache ALWAYS has an abnormal associated EEG.
b) a classic migraine headache has an associated aura whereas a common migraine does not
