CLTM Board Prep - The basics and more! EXAM

CLTM Board Prep - The basics and
more! EXAM



Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients
with epilepsy? - CORRECT ANSWER-60%


The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: -
CORRECT ANSWER-non convulsive


What type of resection is associated with medial temporal
sclerosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-Temporal lobectomy


The safest AED for pregnant women - CORRECT ANSWER-
Lamictal


Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with -
CORRECT ANSWER-Infantile spasms


Expressive speech - CORRECT ANSWER-Broca's area

,Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with -
CORRECT ANSWER-partial seizures


Phenobarbital shows what activity? - CORRECT ANSWER-Beta


Which medication is appropriate for treating status epilepticus? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Lorazepam


Keto diet consists of - CORRECT ANSWER-high fat, low
carbohydrates, adequate protein


Bolus of Propofol will cause: - CORRECT ANSWER-burst
suppression


How often should Stimulation assessment be made on patients
monitored in the ICU? - CORRECT ANSWER-Daily


The greatest utility of CEEG is in the ICU patients with: -
CORRECT ANSWER-Unexplained "spells" such as variations in
vital signs or twitching

,WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbitol
procedure is performed for: - CORRECT ANSWER-Language
and memory lateralization


What less invasive test for language and memory has
decreased the number of WADA tests that are being
conducted? - CORRECT ANSWER-fMRI


PET - CORRECT ANSWER-hypometabolism


The intracarotid ambarbital test is used to determine cerebral
dominance for: - CORRECT ANSWER-language and memory
function


WADA is associated with: - CORRECT ANSWER-language
function


What does PET stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER-Positron
Emission Tomography

, Cerebral angiography prior to intracarotid amobarbital testing is
necessary to assess - CORRECT ANSWER-arterial blood flow


SPECT stands for: - CORRECT ANSWER-Single Photon
Emitted Computed Tomography


Which type of procedure is involved during the preoperative
diagnostic WADA test? - CORRECT ANSWER-Angiography


PET studies in a child with Rasmussen's encephalitis will most
likely demonstrate: - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-
MEG


**PET studies in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy will
most likely show - CORRECT ANSWER-Decreased glucose
uptake