CLTM ASAP Exam Complete Questions and Correct Detailed
Answers (Verified Answers)
safest AED for pregnancy
Ans: Lamictal
bolus of propfol
Ans: burst suppression
mediation to treat SE
Ans: Lorazepam
VNS
Ans: partial seizure
RNS neurostimulator
Ans: -placed under the scalp
-used as an adjunctive therapy in adults only
-delivers stim when specific patterns are detected
MEG useful for
pg. 1
, March 25
Ans: cortical dysplasia
gliomas
tuberous slcerosis
length of suspension of brain activity in WADA
Ans: 4-8 minutes
effect of WADA on brain activity
Ans: transient contralateral paralysis
ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction
what diagnostic test is resulting in fewer WADA tests
Ans: fMRI
Panayiotopoulos syndrome
Ans: Occipital Epilepsy with tonic eye deviation, ictal vomiting, visual seizures
good prognosis
conceptual age delta brushes appear
Ans: 30 weeks
neonatal EEG pattern is evaluated based on
pg. 2
, March 25
Ans: post-menstrual age (PMA)
surgical treatment for hypothalamic hamartomas
Ans: Gamma Knife
atypical absence
Ans: myoclonic jerks, automatisms with the staring spell
atypical absence common with
Ans: LGS
treatment for patients with epileptic zones arising from or overlapping with eloquent
cortex
Ans: multiple subpial transection
post-ictal impairment of function with a discrete region
Ans: Todd's paralysis
most frequently involved vessel in CVA
Ans: ICA
pg. 3
, March 25
treatment for Sturge-Weber
Ans: hemispherectomy
max leakage current when recording from patients with invasive monitoring
electrodes
Ans: 10 microamp
basal extracranial electrodes for recording mesial temporal or frontal discharges are
placed where
Ans: near foramen ovale
sphenoidal electrodes monitor activity from
Ans: anterior temporal area
subzone of epileptogenic zone that is the gold standard for localization
Ans: ictal zone
thrombosis of ACA results in
Ans: contralateral lower extremity weakness
physiologic substrate of clinical seizure activity
pg. 4