ABRET-EEG EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
1. Rare 6-11hz. negative sharp arciform waves, most commonly seen in
adults over 30 years in the mid-temporal regions? - correct answer -
Wickets
2. Mu rhythm and alpha rhythm differ from each other in all of the
following respects EXCEPT? - correct answer - frequency
3. LAMBDA waves are: - correct answer - evoked by eye movement
4. What EEG pattern is NOT a result of cerebral anoxia? - correct answer -
phantom spike and wave
5. Skull defect - correct answer - Breach rhythm
6. The clonic phase in a generalized tonic-clonic seizure is characterized
by: - correct answer - diffuse rhythmic spikes followed by diffuse SSW
activity
,7. Delta bursts that reappear 3-5 minutes after cessation of HV is a
common feature in what disease? - correct answer - Moya Moya
disease
8. What feature is most diagnostic of Psychogenic non-epileptic spells? -
correct answer - No disruption of the PDR
9. Pt. with temporal lobe epilepsy may display ictal automatisms, which
are, - correct answer - sterotyped, repetitive movements, such as lip
smacking or rubbing fingers together
10. What type of seizures are associated with Lennox-
Gastaut Syndrome? - correct answer - all of them
11. Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges are found most
commonly in the EEGs of patients with - correct answer - acute cerebral
infaction
12. Landau-Kleffner syndromeis characterized by - correct answer
- electrical status epilepticus of sleep
13. Beta coma most commonly results from: - correct answer -
drug overdose
,14. The tonic phase of a generalized tonic-clonic seizure is associated
with? - correct answer - low voltage rhythmic beta
15. Immediately following an absence seizure, the EEG is most likely
to show? - correct answer - normal activity
16. Anoxic encephalopathy - correct answer - BIPLEDS
17. An electrographic seizure is characterized by - correct answer
- Episodic rhythmic activity
18. A prolonged series of generalized convulsions without any period of
consciousness between them is referred to as; - correct answer - status
epilepticus
19. In patients with myoclonic epilepsy of Janz, seizures are mostly
likely to occur: - correct answer - Early in the morning
20. A 7 year old male presents with a 6 month history of spells involving
numbness/tingling of his tongue. He remains conscious the entire time
, and occasionally will drool during the spells. What do you expect to see
on the EEG? - correct answer - Centro-temporal spikes
21. Partial seizure disorder - correct answer - anterior temporal
spike focus
22. The most common EEG correlation of an epileptic aura? -
correct answer - temporal epileptiform discharges
23. Non-epileptic events typically result in? - correct answer -
Normal EEG
24. Immediately following a generalized tonic-clonic seizure, the
EEG typically shows: - correct answer - generalized slowing
25. Common electrographic correlation of a seizure: - correct answer
- Rhythmic activity
26. Rhythmic theta activity in the temporal region is most commonly
associated with which seizure type: - correct answer - complex partial
27. A waveform of 0.5 hz. can be best enhanced with a filter of? -
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
1. Rare 6-11hz. negative sharp arciform waves, most commonly seen in
adults over 30 years in the mid-temporal regions? - correct answer -
Wickets
2. Mu rhythm and alpha rhythm differ from each other in all of the
following respects EXCEPT? - correct answer - frequency
3. LAMBDA waves are: - correct answer - evoked by eye movement
4. What EEG pattern is NOT a result of cerebral anoxia? - correct answer -
phantom spike and wave
5. Skull defect - correct answer - Breach rhythm
6. The clonic phase in a generalized tonic-clonic seizure is characterized
by: - correct answer - diffuse rhythmic spikes followed by diffuse SSW
activity
,7. Delta bursts that reappear 3-5 minutes after cessation of HV is a
common feature in what disease? - correct answer - Moya Moya
disease
8. What feature is most diagnostic of Psychogenic non-epileptic spells? -
correct answer - No disruption of the PDR
9. Pt. with temporal lobe epilepsy may display ictal automatisms, which
are, - correct answer - sterotyped, repetitive movements, such as lip
smacking or rubbing fingers together
10. What type of seizures are associated with Lennox-
Gastaut Syndrome? - correct answer - all of them
11. Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges are found most
commonly in the EEGs of patients with - correct answer - acute cerebral
infaction
12. Landau-Kleffner syndromeis characterized by - correct answer
- electrical status epilepticus of sleep
13. Beta coma most commonly results from: - correct answer -
drug overdose
,14. The tonic phase of a generalized tonic-clonic seizure is associated
with? - correct answer - low voltage rhythmic beta
15. Immediately following an absence seizure, the EEG is most likely
to show? - correct answer - normal activity
16. Anoxic encephalopathy - correct answer - BIPLEDS
17. An electrographic seizure is characterized by - correct answer
- Episodic rhythmic activity
18. A prolonged series of generalized convulsions without any period of
consciousness between them is referred to as; - correct answer - status
epilepticus
19. In patients with myoclonic epilepsy of Janz, seizures are mostly
likely to occur: - correct answer - Early in the morning
20. A 7 year old male presents with a 6 month history of spells involving
numbness/tingling of his tongue. He remains conscious the entire time
, and occasionally will drool during the spells. What do you expect to see
on the EEG? - correct answer - Centro-temporal spikes
21. Partial seizure disorder - correct answer - anterior temporal
spike focus
22. The most common EEG correlation of an epileptic aura? -
correct answer - temporal epileptiform discharges
23. Non-epileptic events typically result in? - correct answer -
Normal EEG
24. Immediately following a generalized tonic-clonic seizure, the
EEG typically shows: - correct answer - generalized slowing
25. Common electrographic correlation of a seizure: - correct answer
- Rhythmic activity
26. Rhythmic theta activity in the temporal region is most commonly
associated with which seizure type: - correct answer - complex partial
27. A waveform of 0.5 hz. can be best enhanced with a filter of? -
