EEG Review Week 6 Quiz
In critical care EEGm Grade 1 is ...?
a) Near normal
b) Theta activity dominant
c) Burst-suppression pattern
d) Isoelectric – answer a) Near normal
Which statement below is True about burst suppression pattern?
a) Associated with a poor prognosis
b) Can be accompanied by myoclonic jerks
c) Often seen during deep anesthesia
d) All of the above statements are true about burst suppression pattern - answera)
Associated with a poor prognosis
A patient with acute cerebral infarction (stroke) may have an abnormal EEG showing
focal slowing or lateralized periodic discharges.
a) True
b) False - answera) True
Periodic Lateralized Discharges could be recorded in the EEG of a patient with an
intracerebral hemorrhage.
a) True
b) False - answera) True
Which brain disease is caused by measles and is characterized by periodic discharges?
a) Subacute Scelrosing Panencephalitis (SSPE)
b) Batten's Disease
c) Landau-Kleffner
d) Non-convulsive Status Epilepticus - answera) Subacute Scelrosing Panencephalitis
(SSPE)
A patient with right occipital high voltage polymorphic delta activity most likely has what
diagnosis?
a) Posterior Fossa tumor
b) temporal lobe contusion
c) Occipital lobe abcess
d) Frontal lobe tumor - answerc) Occipital lobe access
Alpha range activity is always a good prognosis.
a) True
b) False - answerb) False
, Episodic low amplitude events or periods of attenuation seen in patients who are
acutely ill from medical events or status epileptics are indicative of what?
a) They are a recognizable pattern that may signal a moderately poor prognosis
b) They are just the suppression part of a burst suppression pattern
c) Nothing, they have no bearing on patient outcomes
d) They indicate a good prognosis - answera) They are a recognizable pattern that may
signal a moderately poor prognosis
Which statements below are true of abnormal EEG? Pick all that apply.
a) Spontaneous reactivity is better than only stimulated reactivity
b) Abnormal EEG activity is a spectrum for prognosis
c) Abnormal EEG always shows spike or sharps wave activity
d) Abnormal EEG indicates a bag prognosis - answera) Spontaneous reactivity is better
than only stimulated reactivity
b) Abnormal EEG activity is a spectrum for prognosis
Since EKG usually shows up in all channels on an ECI recording, it is not necessary to
have a separate channel for EKG.
a) True
b) False - answerb) False
An EEG recording showing periodic, long interval diffuse discharges recurring at
intervals of 4-15seconds in a child or adolescent with cognitive disturbances, irritability,
myoclonic jerks, seizures, and personality changes is indicative of what disease?
a) Hepatic Encephalopathy
b) SSPE (subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis)
c) CJD (Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease)
d) Renal Encephalopathy - answerb) SSPE (subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis)
Which of the following must be ruled out as a cause of electrocerebral inactivity in the
determination of brain death?
a) Hydrothermia
b) Catatonic state
c) Barbiturate overdose
d) Huntington's chorea - answerc) Barbiturate overdose
Recording EEG in the ICU is easier than in the lab since it is so quiet and peaceful
there.
a) True
b) False - answerb) False
Polymorphic slow waves are often seen in which diagnosis?
a) Focal epilepsy
b) Focal pathology
c) Generalized epilepsy
d) Metabolic encephalopathy - answerb) Focal pathology
In critical care EEGm Grade 1 is ...?
a) Near normal
b) Theta activity dominant
c) Burst-suppression pattern
d) Isoelectric – answer a) Near normal
Which statement below is True about burst suppression pattern?
a) Associated with a poor prognosis
b) Can be accompanied by myoclonic jerks
c) Often seen during deep anesthesia
d) All of the above statements are true about burst suppression pattern - answera)
Associated with a poor prognosis
A patient with acute cerebral infarction (stroke) may have an abnormal EEG showing
focal slowing or lateralized periodic discharges.
a) True
b) False - answera) True
Periodic Lateralized Discharges could be recorded in the EEG of a patient with an
intracerebral hemorrhage.
a) True
b) False - answera) True
Which brain disease is caused by measles and is characterized by periodic discharges?
a) Subacute Scelrosing Panencephalitis (SSPE)
b) Batten's Disease
c) Landau-Kleffner
d) Non-convulsive Status Epilepticus - answera) Subacute Scelrosing Panencephalitis
(SSPE)
A patient with right occipital high voltage polymorphic delta activity most likely has what
diagnosis?
a) Posterior Fossa tumor
b) temporal lobe contusion
c) Occipital lobe abcess
d) Frontal lobe tumor - answerc) Occipital lobe access
Alpha range activity is always a good prognosis.
a) True
b) False - answerb) False
, Episodic low amplitude events or periods of attenuation seen in patients who are
acutely ill from medical events or status epileptics are indicative of what?
a) They are a recognizable pattern that may signal a moderately poor prognosis
b) They are just the suppression part of a burst suppression pattern
c) Nothing, they have no bearing on patient outcomes
d) They indicate a good prognosis - answera) They are a recognizable pattern that may
signal a moderately poor prognosis
Which statements below are true of abnormal EEG? Pick all that apply.
a) Spontaneous reactivity is better than only stimulated reactivity
b) Abnormal EEG activity is a spectrum for prognosis
c) Abnormal EEG always shows spike or sharps wave activity
d) Abnormal EEG indicates a bag prognosis - answera) Spontaneous reactivity is better
than only stimulated reactivity
b) Abnormal EEG activity is a spectrum for prognosis
Since EKG usually shows up in all channels on an ECI recording, it is not necessary to
have a separate channel for EKG.
a) True
b) False - answerb) False
An EEG recording showing periodic, long interval diffuse discharges recurring at
intervals of 4-15seconds in a child or adolescent with cognitive disturbances, irritability,
myoclonic jerks, seizures, and personality changes is indicative of what disease?
a) Hepatic Encephalopathy
b) SSPE (subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis)
c) CJD (Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease)
d) Renal Encephalopathy - answerb) SSPE (subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis)
Which of the following must be ruled out as a cause of electrocerebral inactivity in the
determination of brain death?
a) Hydrothermia
b) Catatonic state
c) Barbiturate overdose
d) Huntington's chorea - answerc) Barbiturate overdose
Recording EEG in the ICU is easier than in the lab since it is so quiet and peaceful
there.
a) True
b) False - answerb) False
Polymorphic slow waves are often seen in which diagnosis?
a) Focal epilepsy
b) Focal pathology
c) Generalized epilepsy
d) Metabolic encephalopathy - answerb) Focal pathology
