ASAP BOARDS EEG STUDY
GUIDE EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
According to the Adult ACNS EEG terminology, a pattern
that has at least three independent lateralized patterns
with at least one in each hemisphere is
A. multifocal
B. lateralized
C. bilateral independent
D. focal correct answers >> multifocal
According to the Adult ACNS EEG term, a pattern can
qualify as rhythmic or periodic as long as it continues for
at least how many cycles?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 6
D. 3 correct answers >> 6
GRADED A+
,According to the Adult ACNS EEG term, a pattern that is
bilateral, bisynchronous and asymmetric, even if it has a
restricted field, is termed
A. lateralized
B. generalized
C. diffuse
D. multifocal correct answers >> Generalized
According to ACNS guidelines, EEG recordings should
include a minimum of ____ channels and ____ electrodes.
A. 16;25
B. 20;21
C. 18;15
D. 16;21 correct answers >> 16;21
Periodic Discharges
A. Must have at least 4 phases with waveforms lasting
more than .5 seconds
B. Seen at irregular intervals having a cycle length
varying by more than 50%
GRADED A+
,C. Uniform morphology without a regular interval
between consecutive waveforms
D. Seen at nearly regular intervals and having a cycle
length varying by less than 50% correct answers >>
Seen at nearly regular intervals and having a cycle length
varying by less than 50%
During an ECI recording, what is the highest sensitivity
that must be included in the recording?
A. 1uV/mm
B. 3uV/mm
C. 2uV/mm
D. 5uV/mm correct answers >> 2uV/mm
A degenerative disease characterized by dementia and
"dance-like" movements:
A. Huntington's chorea
B. Lewy body dementia
C. Alzheimer's disease
D. Parkinson's disease correct answers >>
Huntington's Chorea
*CHOREO: DANCE*
GRADED A+
, Which of the following tumors is most likely to provoke
EEG abnormalities?
A. Meningioma
B. Acoustic neuroma
C. Chordoma
D. Glioblastoma correct answers >> Glioblastoma
def:
A malignant tumor affecting the brain or spine.
- grows and spreads rapidly, often creating pressure
The waveform morphology during the clonic phase of a
GTC may present as
A. Diffuse polyspikes
B. Diffuse rhythmic slowing
C. Multifocal sharps and spikes
D. Spike and slow wave - rhythmic generalized correct
answers >> Spike and Slow wave - rhythmic
generalized
GRADED A+
GUIDE EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
According to the Adult ACNS EEG terminology, a pattern
that has at least three independent lateralized patterns
with at least one in each hemisphere is
A. multifocal
B. lateralized
C. bilateral independent
D. focal correct answers >> multifocal
According to the Adult ACNS EEG term, a pattern can
qualify as rhythmic or periodic as long as it continues for
at least how many cycles?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 6
D. 3 correct answers >> 6
GRADED A+
,According to the Adult ACNS EEG term, a pattern that is
bilateral, bisynchronous and asymmetric, even if it has a
restricted field, is termed
A. lateralized
B. generalized
C. diffuse
D. multifocal correct answers >> Generalized
According to ACNS guidelines, EEG recordings should
include a minimum of ____ channels and ____ electrodes.
A. 16;25
B. 20;21
C. 18;15
D. 16;21 correct answers >> 16;21
Periodic Discharges
A. Must have at least 4 phases with waveforms lasting
more than .5 seconds
B. Seen at irregular intervals having a cycle length
varying by more than 50%
GRADED A+
,C. Uniform morphology without a regular interval
between consecutive waveforms
D. Seen at nearly regular intervals and having a cycle
length varying by less than 50% correct answers >>
Seen at nearly regular intervals and having a cycle length
varying by less than 50%
During an ECI recording, what is the highest sensitivity
that must be included in the recording?
A. 1uV/mm
B. 3uV/mm
C. 2uV/mm
D. 5uV/mm correct answers >> 2uV/mm
A degenerative disease characterized by dementia and
"dance-like" movements:
A. Huntington's chorea
B. Lewy body dementia
C. Alzheimer's disease
D. Parkinson's disease correct answers >>
Huntington's Chorea
*CHOREO: DANCE*
GRADED A+
, Which of the following tumors is most likely to provoke
EEG abnormalities?
A. Meningioma
B. Acoustic neuroma
C. Chordoma
D. Glioblastoma correct answers >> Glioblastoma
def:
A malignant tumor affecting the brain or spine.
- grows and spreads rapidly, often creating pressure
The waveform morphology during the clonic phase of a
GTC may present as
A. Diffuse polyspikes
B. Diffuse rhythmic slowing
C. Multifocal sharps and spikes
D. Spike and slow wave - rhythmic generalized correct
answers >> Spike and Slow wave - rhythmic
generalized
GRADED A+
