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CLTM BOARD TEST ACTUAL EXAM
2025/2026 COMPLETE ACCURATE TEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS (A NEW UPDATED VERSION)
Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with epilepsy? -
(ANSWER)60%
The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: - (ANSWER)non convulsive
What type of resection is associated with medial temporal sclerosis? -
(ANSWER)Temporal lobectomy
The safest AED for pregnant women - (ANSWER)Lamictal
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with - (ANSWER)Infantile
spasms
Expressive speech - (ANSWER)Broca's area
Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with - (ANSWER)partial
seizures
Phenobarbital shows what activity? - (ANSWER)Beta
, 2
Which medication is appropriate for treating status epilepticus? -
(ANSWER)Lorazepam
Keto diet consists of - (ANSWER)high fat, low carbohydrates, adequate protein
Bolus of Propofol will cause: - (ANSWER)burst suppression
How often should Stimulation assessment be made on patients monitored in the
ICU? - (ANSWER)Daily
The greatest utility of CEEG is in the ICU patients with: - (ANSWER)Unexplained
"spells" such as variations in vital signs or twitching
WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbitol procedure is performed
for: - (ANSWER)Language and memory lateralization
What less invasive test for language and memory has decreased the number of
WADA tests that are being conducted? - (ANSWER)fMRI
PET - (ANSWER)hypometabolism
The intracarotid ambarbital test is used to determine cerebral dominance for: -
(ANSWER)language and memory function
, 3
WADA is associated with: - (ANSWER)language function
What does PET stand for? - (ANSWER)Positron Emission Tomography
Cerebral angiography prior to intracarotid amobarbital testing is necessary to
assess - (ANSWER)arterial blood flow
SPECT stands for: - (ANSWER)Single Photon Emitted Computed Tomography
Which type of procedure is involved during the preoperative diagnostic WADA
test? - (ANSWER)Angiography
PET studies in a child with Rasmussen's encephalitis will most likely demonstrate:
- (ANSWER)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 -
(ANSWER)MEG
**PET studies in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy will most likely show -
(ANSWER)Decreased glucose uptake
, 4
Intracarotid injection of Amobarbital procedures are associated with: -
(ANSWER)ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
The interictal SPECT may show focal - (ANSWER)Hypoperfusion
The goal of cortical stimulation during functional mapping is to: -
(ANSWER)identify eloquent cortex
during a WADA test activities on one side of the brain are suspended for
approximately - (ANSWER)4-8 minutes
The best imaging study for assessing hippocampal sclerosis - (ANSWER)MRI
WADA is associated with what memory? - (ANSWER)Short term memory
At what postmenstrual age (PMA) do delta brushes start to appear? -
(ANSWER)30 weeks
What is the postmenstrual age (PMA) of a neonate born at 36 weeks gestation
who is now 2 weeks old? - (ANSWER)38 weeks
A neonates EEG pattern is evaluated based on: - (ANSWER)postmenstural age
(PMA)
CLTM BOARD TEST ACTUAL EXAM
2025/2026 COMPLETE ACCURATE TEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS (A NEW UPDATED VERSION)
Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with epilepsy? -
(ANSWER)60%
The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: - (ANSWER)non convulsive
What type of resection is associated with medial temporal sclerosis? -
(ANSWER)Temporal lobectomy
The safest AED for pregnant women - (ANSWER)Lamictal
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with - (ANSWER)Infantile
spasms
Expressive speech - (ANSWER)Broca's area
Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with - (ANSWER)partial
seizures
Phenobarbital shows what activity? - (ANSWER)Beta
, 2
Which medication is appropriate for treating status epilepticus? -
(ANSWER)Lorazepam
Keto diet consists of - (ANSWER)high fat, low carbohydrates, adequate protein
Bolus of Propofol will cause: - (ANSWER)burst suppression
How often should Stimulation assessment be made on patients monitored in the
ICU? - (ANSWER)Daily
The greatest utility of CEEG is in the ICU patients with: - (ANSWER)Unexplained
"spells" such as variations in vital signs or twitching
WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbitol procedure is performed
for: - (ANSWER)Language and memory lateralization
What less invasive test for language and memory has decreased the number of
WADA tests that are being conducted? - (ANSWER)fMRI
PET - (ANSWER)hypometabolism
The intracarotid ambarbital test is used to determine cerebral dominance for: -
(ANSWER)language and memory function
, 3
WADA is associated with: - (ANSWER)language function
What does PET stand for? - (ANSWER)Positron Emission Tomography
Cerebral angiography prior to intracarotid amobarbital testing is necessary to
assess - (ANSWER)arterial blood flow
SPECT stands for: - (ANSWER)Single Photon Emitted Computed Tomography
Which type of procedure is involved during the preoperative diagnostic WADA
test? - (ANSWER)Angiography
PET studies in a child with Rasmussen's encephalitis will most likely demonstrate:
- (ANSWER)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 -
(ANSWER)MEG
**PET studies in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy will most likely show -
(ANSWER)Decreased glucose uptake
, 4
Intracarotid injection of Amobarbital procedures are associated with: -
(ANSWER)ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
The interictal SPECT may show focal - (ANSWER)Hypoperfusion
The goal of cortical stimulation during functional mapping is to: -
(ANSWER)identify eloquent cortex
during a WADA test activities on one side of the brain are suspended for
approximately - (ANSWER)4-8 minutes
The best imaging study for assessing hippocampal sclerosis - (ANSWER)MRI
WADA is associated with what memory? - (ANSWER)Short term memory
At what postmenstrual age (PMA) do delta brushes start to appear? -
(ANSWER)30 weeks
What is the postmenstrual age (PMA) of a neonate born at 36 weeks gestation
who is now 2 weeks old? - (ANSWER)38 weeks
A neonates EEG pattern is evaluated based on: - (ANSWER)postmenstural age
(PMA)
