March 25
CLTM Board Prep Complete Questions and Correct Detailed
Answers (Verified Answers)
Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with epilepsy?
Ans: 60%
The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are:
Ans: non convulsive
What type of resection is associated with medial temporal sclerosis?
Ans: Temporal lobectomy
The safest AED for pregnant women
Ans: Lamictal
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with
Ans: Infantile spasms
Expressive speech
Ans: Broca's area
Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with
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Ans: partial seizures
Phenobarbital shows what activity?
Ans: Beta
Which medication is appropriate for treating status epilepticus?
Ans: Lorazepam
Keto diet consists of
Ans: high fat, low carbohydrates, adequate protein
Bolus of Propofol will cause:
Ans: burst suppression
How often should Stimulation assessment be made on patients monitored in the
ICU?
Ans: Daily
The greatest utility of CEEG is in the ICU patients with:
Ans: Unexplained "spells" such as variations in vital signs or twitching
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WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbitol procedure is performed for:
Ans: Language and memory lateralization
What less invasive test for language and memory has decreased the number of
WADA tests that are being conducted?
Ans: fMRI
PET
Ans: hypometabolism
The intracarotid ambarbital test is used to determine cerebral dominance for:
Ans: language and memory function
WADA is associated with:
Ans: language function
What does PET stand for?
Ans: Positron Emission Tomography
Cerebral angiography prior to intracarotid amobarbital testing is necessary to assess
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Ans: arterial blood flow
SPECT stands for:
Ans: Single Photon Emitted Computed Tomography
Which type of procedure is involved during the preoperative diagnostic WADA test?
Ans: Angiography
PET studies in a child with Rasmussen's encephalitis will most likely demonstrate:
Ans: Widespread hemispheric hypometabolism
As part of the pre-surgical work-up, this magnetic source localization is used for
spatial and temporal functional mapping of interictal epileptiform discharges
Ans: MEG
**PET studies in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy will most likely show
Ans: Decreased glucose uptake
Intracarotid injection of Amobarbital procedures are associated with:
Ans: ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
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CLTM Board Prep Complete Questions and Correct Detailed
Answers (Verified Answers)
Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with epilepsy?
Ans: 60%
The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are:
Ans: non convulsive
What type of resection is associated with medial temporal sclerosis?
Ans: Temporal lobectomy
The safest AED for pregnant women
Ans: Lamictal
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with
Ans: Infantile spasms
Expressive speech
Ans: Broca's area
Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with
pg. 1
, March 25
Ans: partial seizures
Phenobarbital shows what activity?
Ans: Beta
Which medication is appropriate for treating status epilepticus?
Ans: Lorazepam
Keto diet consists of
Ans: high fat, low carbohydrates, adequate protein
Bolus of Propofol will cause:
Ans: burst suppression
How often should Stimulation assessment be made on patients monitored in the
ICU?
Ans: Daily
The greatest utility of CEEG is in the ICU patients with:
Ans: Unexplained "spells" such as variations in vital signs or twitching
pg. 2
, March 25
WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbitol procedure is performed for:
Ans: Language and memory lateralization
What less invasive test for language and memory has decreased the number of
WADA tests that are being conducted?
Ans: fMRI
PET
Ans: hypometabolism
The intracarotid ambarbital test is used to determine cerebral dominance for:
Ans: language and memory function
WADA is associated with:
Ans: language function
What does PET stand for?
Ans: Positron Emission Tomography
Cerebral angiography prior to intracarotid amobarbital testing is necessary to assess
pg. 3
, March 25
Ans: arterial blood flow
SPECT stands for:
Ans: Single Photon Emitted Computed Tomography
Which type of procedure is involved during the preoperative diagnostic WADA test?
Ans: Angiography
PET studies in a child with Rasmussen's encephalitis will most likely demonstrate:
Ans: Widespread hemispheric hypometabolism
As part of the pre-surgical work-up, this magnetic source localization is used for
spatial and temporal functional mapping of interictal epileptiform discharges
Ans: MEG
**PET studies in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy will most likely show
Ans: Decreased glucose uptake
Intracarotid injection of Amobarbital procedures are associated with:
Ans: ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
pg. 4
