BANK ACCURATE EXAM | 2 VERSIONS WITH ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS |
GUARANTEED PASS.
What type of resection is associated with medial temporal
sclerosis? - ANSWER-Temporal lobectomy
Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult
patients with epilepsy? - ANSWER-60%
The safest AED for pregnant women - ANSWER-
Lamictal
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
,The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: -
ANSWER-non convulsive
Which medication is appropriate for treating status
epilepticus? - ANSWER-Lorazepam
Keto diet consists of - ANSWER-high fat, low carbohydrates,
adequate protein
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with -
ANSWER-Infantile spasms
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
PET - ANSWER-hypometabolism
The intracarotid ambarbital test is used to determine
cerebral dominance for: - ANSWERlanguage and memory
function
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? - ANSWERAngiography
, What less invasive test for language and memory has
decreased the number of WADA tests that are being
conducted? - ANSWER-fMRI
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 - ANSWERDecreased glucose uptake
Intracarotid injection of Amobarbital procedures are
associated with: - ANSWER-ipsilateral hemispheric
dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
The interictal SPECT may show focal - ANSWER-
Hypoperfusion