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ABRET Practice Exam Part 2 Questions and
Answers
HYPERVENTILATION result
Ans: Hypocapnia: state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
Photoparoxysmal response
Ans: EEG response to light with spikes, spike-wave discharge and/or
intermittent slow waves
Input impedance should be
Ans: very high
According to the Guidelines, how many bits of resolution is
required?
Ans: 11
Which of the following is the WORST prognostic feature in the
EEG of a comatose patient?
Ans: monorhythmic tracing without variability
SMALL SHARP SPIKES are also called
Ans: Benign Epileptiform Transients of Sleep (BETS)
HYPSARRHYTHMIA shows
Ans: Disorganized, continuous high voltage slow waves with
interspersed multifocal spike waves
A seizure discharge arising from the right frontal lobe is likely to
be characterized clinically by
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Ans: deviation of head and eyes
What is most important when evaluating the background activity?
Ans: Record the maximal state of alertness
High voltage theta or delta waves, commonly seen in children 8-14
years, accentuated by hyperventilation:
Ans: Posterior Slow Waves of Youth (PSWY)
A stroke which results in only LEFT leg weakness most likely
involves which of the following arteries?
Ans: The RIGHT anterior cerebral artery
Rare 6-11 hz negative sharp arciform waves, most commonly seen
in adults over 30 years in the mid-temporal regions.
Ans: Wickets
A prolonged series of generalized convulsions without any period
of consciousness between them is referred to as
Ans: status epilepticus
What differentiates Lambda and POSTS
Ans: Occurs with eyes open
If the Low Frequency Filter is changed from 1 Hz to 5 Hz, how will
a 2 Hz slow wave be affected?
Ans: It will be significantly attenuated
Creuetzfeldt-Jakob disease EEG shows
Ans: GPDs/GPEDS
Mu Rhythm is a frequency of
Ans: 8-10 Hz
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In which of the following conditions are periodic lateralized
epileptiform discharges most likely?
Ans: Herpes simplex encephalitis
Photic induced epileptiform discharges are most likely associated
with
Ans: barbiturate withdrawal
Subacute sclerosing panecephalitis is associated with
Ans: Measles
Seizures commonly result from withdrawal of which of the
following?
Ans: Alcohol
At what conceptional age is a delta brush pattern primarily seen?
Ans: 32 to 34 weeks
An electrographic seizure is characterized by
Ans: Episodic rhythmic activity
Which of the following occurs during a typical absence seizure?
Ans: Impaired consciousness
What is the term that describes failure of the alpha rhythm to
attenuate with eye opening?
Ans: Bancaud's Phenomenon
INFANTILE SPASMS EEG shows
Ans: Electrodecremental Events
Slow sampling rate may cause fast frequencies to appear slower:
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Ans: aliasing
The polarity convention for EEG states that the deflection is up if
input
Ans: 1 is more negative than input 2
The EEG pattern of hypsarrhythmia is usually associated with
Ans: infantile spasms
An EEG obtained within 24 hours following a closed head injury
would be LEAST likely to show
Ans: focal spike activity
Excessive beta frequency activity may be the result of which of the
following?
Ans: Drug effect
TIME CONSTANT
Ans: Low frequency filter
Photic stimulation is most effective in evoking epileptiform
abnormailties in patients with
Ans: a family history of seizures
What normal activity would be seen most prominently at the C3
or C4 electrode postion?
Ans: Mu
Patients with temporal lobe epilepsy may display ictal
automatisms, which are:
Ans: Stereotyped, repetitive movements, such as lip smacking or
rubbing fingers together
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ABRET Practice Exam Part 2 Questions and
Answers
HYPERVENTILATION result
Ans: Hypocapnia: state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood
Photoparoxysmal response
Ans: EEG response to light with spikes, spike-wave discharge and/or
intermittent slow waves
Input impedance should be
Ans: very high
According to the Guidelines, how many bits of resolution is
required?
Ans: 11
Which of the following is the WORST prognostic feature in the
EEG of a comatose patient?
Ans: monorhythmic tracing without variability
SMALL SHARP SPIKES are also called
Ans: Benign Epileptiform Transients of Sleep (BETS)
HYPSARRHYTHMIA shows
Ans: Disorganized, continuous high voltage slow waves with
interspersed multifocal spike waves
A seizure discharge arising from the right frontal lobe is likely to
be characterized clinically by
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Ans: deviation of head and eyes
What is most important when evaluating the background activity?
Ans: Record the maximal state of alertness
High voltage theta or delta waves, commonly seen in children 8-14
years, accentuated by hyperventilation:
Ans: Posterior Slow Waves of Youth (PSWY)
A stroke which results in only LEFT leg weakness most likely
involves which of the following arteries?
Ans: The RIGHT anterior cerebral artery
Rare 6-11 hz negative sharp arciform waves, most commonly seen
in adults over 30 years in the mid-temporal regions.
Ans: Wickets
A prolonged series of generalized convulsions without any period
of consciousness between them is referred to as
Ans: status epilepticus
What differentiates Lambda and POSTS
Ans: Occurs with eyes open
If the Low Frequency Filter is changed from 1 Hz to 5 Hz, how will
a 2 Hz slow wave be affected?
Ans: It will be significantly attenuated
Creuetzfeldt-Jakob disease EEG shows
Ans: GPDs/GPEDS
Mu Rhythm is a frequency of
Ans: 8-10 Hz
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In which of the following conditions are periodic lateralized
epileptiform discharges most likely?
Ans: Herpes simplex encephalitis
Photic induced epileptiform discharges are most likely associated
with
Ans: barbiturate withdrawal
Subacute sclerosing panecephalitis is associated with
Ans: Measles
Seizures commonly result from withdrawal of which of the
following?
Ans: Alcohol
At what conceptional age is a delta brush pattern primarily seen?
Ans: 32 to 34 weeks
An electrographic seizure is characterized by
Ans: Episodic rhythmic activity
Which of the following occurs during a typical absence seizure?
Ans: Impaired consciousness
What is the term that describes failure of the alpha rhythm to
attenuate with eye opening?
Ans: Bancaud's Phenomenon
INFANTILE SPASMS EEG shows
Ans: Electrodecremental Events
Slow sampling rate may cause fast frequencies to appear slower:
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Ans: aliasing
The polarity convention for EEG states that the deflection is up if
input
Ans: 1 is more negative than input 2
The EEG pattern of hypsarrhythmia is usually associated with
Ans: infantile spasms
An EEG obtained within 24 hours following a closed head injury
would be LEAST likely to show
Ans: focal spike activity
Excessive beta frequency activity may be the result of which of the
following?
Ans: Drug effect
TIME CONSTANT
Ans: Low frequency filter
Photic stimulation is most effective in evoking epileptiform
abnormailties in patients with
Ans: a family history of seizures
What normal activity would be seen most prominently at the C3
or C4 electrode postion?
Ans: Mu
Patients with temporal lobe epilepsy may display ictal
automatisms, which are:
Ans: Stereotyped, repetitive movements, such as lip smacking or
rubbing fingers together
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