EEG BOARD UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔If the nasion to inion measurement is 40cm, what is the distance between cz to pz? -
✔✔8cm
✔✔PLEDS are most likely to be seen in patients presenting with:
a. acute drug toxicity
b. hypoglycemia
c. cerebral embolus
d. liver failure - ✔✔a. acute drug toxicity
✔✔short interelectrode distance between electrodes will cause which of the following
changes to the EEG waveform?
a. increase frequency
b. decrease in frequency
c. decrease amplitude
d. increase amplitude - ✔✔c. decrease amplitude
✔✔Ictal;
a. after
b. in between
c. during
d. before - ✔✔c. during
✔✔If the distance from the right preauricular to the right outer canthus measures 9cm,
where should electrode t2 be placed?
a. 1cm out from the right outer canthus and 1cm down
b. 3cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm up
c. 1cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm down
d. 3 cm out form the right outer canthus and 1cm up - ✔✔d. 3cm out from the right outer
canthus and 1cm up
✔✔when a large amount of electrode paste is used to hold EEG electrodes in place, the
total recording area will be the?
a. diameter of the EEG electrode
b. inner surface area of the EEG electrode
c. inner plus outer surface area of the EEG electrode
d. total scalp surface area of the paste - ✔✔d. total scalp area of the paste
✔✔Impedance can best be described as the
a. current produced by a wire coil in a magnetic field.
b. resistance to alternating current
c. ability to store an electrical charge
,d. resistance to direct current - ✔✔b. resistance to alternating current
✔✔Creutzfeld-jakob disease
a. multifocal sharp waves
b. periodic sharp waves
c. polyspike complexes
d. spike and wave complex - ✔✔b. periodic sharp waves
✔✔Bell's palsy is characterized by - ✔✔paralysis of facial muscles
✔✔EEG activity is thought to arise from which of the following?
a. axonal action potentials
b. cortical layers 1 and 2
c. horizontal dipoles
d. excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials - ✔✔d. epsps and IPSps
✔✔when is it permissible to release patient information to a third party?
a. when requested by another physician
b. when a patient provides verbal consent
c. when it is in the best interest of the patient
d. when the patient provides written consent - ✔✔d. when patient provides written
consent
✔✔a business associate agreement is required when:
a. medical records are handled in the department
b. medical records are shared
c. staff work for more than one healthcare entity
d. a new staff member is hired - ✔✔b.medicalrecords
✔✔Used in treatment for only generalized seizures, commonly in absence epilepsy
treatment;
a. Ethosuximide
b. Phenobarbital
c. Dilantin
d. ACTH - ✔✔a. ethosuximide
✔✔The acronym used to describe distinctive EEG waves or complexes that occur
between seizures and are distinguished from the backround activity;
a. NCSE (non conclusive status epilepticus)
b. FIRDA ( frontal intermittent rhythmic delta activity)
c. GPEDS (generalized periodic epileptiform discharges)
d. IEDs ( interictal epileptiform discharges) - ✔✔IED's interictal epileptiform discharges
(d.)
,✔✔ICTAL EEG
a. time during the event
b. time following an event
c. time before the event
d. time in between the event - ✔✔a. time during the event
✔✔which of the following is an effect of phenobarbital on the EEG?
a. slows alpha rhythm
b. increases paroxysmal activity
c. decreases theta activity
d. increases beta activity - ✔✔d. increases beta activity
✔✔A technologist should only discuss EEG findings with:
a. consulting neurologist
b. the interpreting electroencephalographer
c. the patients nurse
d. the patients primary care physician - ✔✔b. the interpreting electroencephalographer
✔✔The third ventricle is connected to the fourth ventricle by the;
a. foramen of luschka
b. foramen magnum
c. aqueduct of sylvius
d. foramen of munro - ✔✔c. aqueduct of sylvius
✔✔What type of seizure is NOT associated with lennox-gastaut syndrome?
a. atonic seizure
b. tonic seizure
c. complex seizure
d. atypical seizure - ✔✔c. complex seizure
✔✔A childhood disorder characterized by acquired aphasia, multifocal epileptiform
abnormalities, and focal or genralized seizures;
a. juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
b. Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
c. Landau-kleffner syndrome
d. west syndrome - ✔✔c. landau-kleffner syndrome
✔✔What is the typical clinical presentation of creutzfeldt-jakob disease? -
✔✔Progressive dementia, bilateral rigidity and myoclonus, stupor and death
✔✔Which of the following measures the opposition to current flow when a known
voltage is applied?
a. fast fourier transform
b. impedance meter
, c. differential amplifier
d. a/d converter - ✔✔b. impedance meter
✔✔A meningioma is usually
a. metastatic
b. encapsulated
c. infiltrating
d. rapid growth - ✔✔b.encapsulated
✔✔Wernicke's area lies in the:
a. posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus
b. posterior part of the inferior temporal gyrus
c. posterior part of the parietal lobe
d. posterior part of the inferior frontal gyrus - ✔✔a. posterior part of the superior
temporal gyrus
✔✔Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the generation of EEG
activity? - ✔✔both epsps and ipsps
✔✔Which of the following may be indicated by the presence of blood in the
cerebrospinal fluid?
a. subarachnoid hemorrhage
b. localzied intracerebral hemorrhage with no communication with ventricles
c. extradural hemorrhage
d. subdural hemorrhage - ✔✔a. subarachnoid hemorrhage
✔✔Sturge-weber syndrome:
a. basal nucei degeneration
b. V111 cranial nerve involvement
c. Neurocutaneous involvement
d. cherry red spot in macula of the eye - ✔✔c. neurocutaneous involvement
✔✔Rolandic gyrus - ✔✔Frontal and parietal lobes
✔✔Which of the following is grounds for disciplinary action according to ABRET's code
of ethics?
a. being found to have been ineligible to take the credentialing exam, even if the
credential has already been earned
b. refusing primary responsibility for interpretation of a study
c. not identifying oneself as credentialed
d. not using the credential after it has been earned - ✔✔a. being found to have been
ineligible to take the credentialing exam, even if the credential has already been earned.
✔✔Acoustic neuromas arise on the following cranial nerve: - ✔✔CN V111
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔If the nasion to inion measurement is 40cm, what is the distance between cz to pz? -
✔✔8cm
✔✔PLEDS are most likely to be seen in patients presenting with:
a. acute drug toxicity
b. hypoglycemia
c. cerebral embolus
d. liver failure - ✔✔a. acute drug toxicity
✔✔short interelectrode distance between electrodes will cause which of the following
changes to the EEG waveform?
a. increase frequency
b. decrease in frequency
c. decrease amplitude
d. increase amplitude - ✔✔c. decrease amplitude
✔✔Ictal;
a. after
b. in between
c. during
d. before - ✔✔c. during
✔✔If the distance from the right preauricular to the right outer canthus measures 9cm,
where should electrode t2 be placed?
a. 1cm out from the right outer canthus and 1cm down
b. 3cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm up
c. 1cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm down
d. 3 cm out form the right outer canthus and 1cm up - ✔✔d. 3cm out from the right outer
canthus and 1cm up
✔✔when a large amount of electrode paste is used to hold EEG electrodes in place, the
total recording area will be the?
a. diameter of the EEG electrode
b. inner surface area of the EEG electrode
c. inner plus outer surface area of the EEG electrode
d. total scalp surface area of the paste - ✔✔d. total scalp area of the paste
✔✔Impedance can best be described as the
a. current produced by a wire coil in a magnetic field.
b. resistance to alternating current
c. ability to store an electrical charge
,d. resistance to direct current - ✔✔b. resistance to alternating current
✔✔Creutzfeld-jakob disease
a. multifocal sharp waves
b. periodic sharp waves
c. polyspike complexes
d. spike and wave complex - ✔✔b. periodic sharp waves
✔✔Bell's palsy is characterized by - ✔✔paralysis of facial muscles
✔✔EEG activity is thought to arise from which of the following?
a. axonal action potentials
b. cortical layers 1 and 2
c. horizontal dipoles
d. excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials - ✔✔d. epsps and IPSps
✔✔when is it permissible to release patient information to a third party?
a. when requested by another physician
b. when a patient provides verbal consent
c. when it is in the best interest of the patient
d. when the patient provides written consent - ✔✔d. when patient provides written
consent
✔✔a business associate agreement is required when:
a. medical records are handled in the department
b. medical records are shared
c. staff work for more than one healthcare entity
d. a new staff member is hired - ✔✔b.medicalrecords
✔✔Used in treatment for only generalized seizures, commonly in absence epilepsy
treatment;
a. Ethosuximide
b. Phenobarbital
c. Dilantin
d. ACTH - ✔✔a. ethosuximide
✔✔The acronym used to describe distinctive EEG waves or complexes that occur
between seizures and are distinguished from the backround activity;
a. NCSE (non conclusive status epilepticus)
b. FIRDA ( frontal intermittent rhythmic delta activity)
c. GPEDS (generalized periodic epileptiform discharges)
d. IEDs ( interictal epileptiform discharges) - ✔✔IED's interictal epileptiform discharges
(d.)
,✔✔ICTAL EEG
a. time during the event
b. time following an event
c. time before the event
d. time in between the event - ✔✔a. time during the event
✔✔which of the following is an effect of phenobarbital on the EEG?
a. slows alpha rhythm
b. increases paroxysmal activity
c. decreases theta activity
d. increases beta activity - ✔✔d. increases beta activity
✔✔A technologist should only discuss EEG findings with:
a. consulting neurologist
b. the interpreting electroencephalographer
c. the patients nurse
d. the patients primary care physician - ✔✔b. the interpreting electroencephalographer
✔✔The third ventricle is connected to the fourth ventricle by the;
a. foramen of luschka
b. foramen magnum
c. aqueduct of sylvius
d. foramen of munro - ✔✔c. aqueduct of sylvius
✔✔What type of seizure is NOT associated with lennox-gastaut syndrome?
a. atonic seizure
b. tonic seizure
c. complex seizure
d. atypical seizure - ✔✔c. complex seizure
✔✔A childhood disorder characterized by acquired aphasia, multifocal epileptiform
abnormalities, and focal or genralized seizures;
a. juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
b. Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
c. Landau-kleffner syndrome
d. west syndrome - ✔✔c. landau-kleffner syndrome
✔✔What is the typical clinical presentation of creutzfeldt-jakob disease? -
✔✔Progressive dementia, bilateral rigidity and myoclonus, stupor and death
✔✔Which of the following measures the opposition to current flow when a known
voltage is applied?
a. fast fourier transform
b. impedance meter
, c. differential amplifier
d. a/d converter - ✔✔b. impedance meter
✔✔A meningioma is usually
a. metastatic
b. encapsulated
c. infiltrating
d. rapid growth - ✔✔b.encapsulated
✔✔Wernicke's area lies in the:
a. posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus
b. posterior part of the inferior temporal gyrus
c. posterior part of the parietal lobe
d. posterior part of the inferior frontal gyrus - ✔✔a. posterior part of the superior
temporal gyrus
✔✔Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the generation of EEG
activity? - ✔✔both epsps and ipsps
✔✔Which of the following may be indicated by the presence of blood in the
cerebrospinal fluid?
a. subarachnoid hemorrhage
b. localzied intracerebral hemorrhage with no communication with ventricles
c. extradural hemorrhage
d. subdural hemorrhage - ✔✔a. subarachnoid hemorrhage
✔✔Sturge-weber syndrome:
a. basal nucei degeneration
b. V111 cranial nerve involvement
c. Neurocutaneous involvement
d. cherry red spot in macula of the eye - ✔✔c. neurocutaneous involvement
✔✔Rolandic gyrus - ✔✔Frontal and parietal lobes
✔✔Which of the following is grounds for disciplinary action according to ABRET's code
of ethics?
a. being found to have been ineligible to take the credentialing exam, even if the
credential has already been earned
b. refusing primary responsibility for interpretation of a study
c. not identifying oneself as credentialed
d. not using the credential after it has been earned - ✔✔a. being found to have been
ineligible to take the credentialing exam, even if the credential has already been earned.
✔✔Acoustic neuromas arise on the following cranial nerve: - ✔✔CN V111
