CLTM BOARD TEST EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What type of resection is associated with medial temporal sclerosis? - ANS Temporal
lobectomy
Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with epilepsy? - ANS 60%
The safest AED for pregnant women - ANS Lamictal
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with - ANS Infantile spasms
Expressive speech - ANS Broca's area
Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with - ANS partial seizures
Phenobarbital shows what activity? - ANS Beta
The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: - ANS non convulsive
Which medication is appropriate for treating status epilepticus? - ANS Lorazepam
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,Keto diet consists of - ANS high fat, low carbohydrates, adequate protein
Bolus of Propofol will cause: - ANS burst suppression
How often should Stimulation assessment be made on patients monitored in the ICU? -
ANS Daily
The greatest utility of CEEG is in the ICU patients with: - ANS Unexplained "spells" such as
variations in vital signs or twitching
WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbitol procedure is performed for: -
ANS Language and memory lateralization
What less invasive test for language and memory has decreased the number of WADA tests that
are being conducted? - ANS fMRI
PET - ANS hypometabolism
The intracarotid ambarbital test is used to determine cerebral dominance for: - ANS language
and memory function
WADA is associated with: - ANS language function
What does PET stand for? - ANS Positron Emission Tomography
Cerebral angiography prior to intracarotid amobarbital testing is necessary to assess -
ANS arterial blood flow
SPECT stands for: - ANS Single Photon Emitted Computed Tomography
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,Which type of procedure is involved during the preoperative diagnostic WADA test? -
ANS Angiography
PET studies in a child with Rasmussen's encephalitis will most likely demonstrate: -
ANS 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 - ANS MEG
**PET studies in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy will most likely show -
ANS Decreased glucose uptake
Intracarotid injection of Amobarbital procedures are associated with: - ANS ipsilateral
hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
The interictal SPECT may show focal - ANS Hypoperfusion
The goal of cortical stimulation during functional mapping is to: - ANS identify eloquent
cortex
during a WADA test activities on one side of the brain are suspended for approximately -
ANS 4-8 minutes
The best imaging study for assessing hippocampal sclerosis - ANS MRI
WADA is associated with what memory? - ANS Short term memory
At what postmenstrual age (PMA) do delta brushes start to appear? - ANS 30 weeks
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, What is the postmenstrual age (PMA) of a neonate born at 36 weeks gestation who is now 2
weeks old? - ANS 38 weeks
A neonates EEG pattern is evaluated based on: - ANS postmenstural age (PMA)
Which childhood epileptic syndrome has the best prognosis? - ANS Panayiotopoulous
syndrome
At what age would a posterior dominant rhythm be seen? - ANS 3-4 months
Aphasia is the characteristic clinical sign of: - ANS Landau-Kleffner
Which of the following blood vessels is most frequently involved in cerebrovascular accidents
(CVA)? - ANS Internal carotid artery
How many hours is the typical therapeutic hypothermia period for neonates with hypoxic
ischemic encephalopathy? - ANS 72 hours
A subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs: - ANS Between the first and second layer of meninges
Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy has seizures that occur: - ANS during the first hour of waking
This type of surgical treatment is most beneficial for patients who have epileptic zones arising
from or overlapping with eloquent cortex - ANS Multiple Subpial Transection
Hyothalamic Hamartomas are associated with: - ANS Gelastic seizures
Which type of epilepsy may be confused with psychogenic non epileptic seizures? -
ANS Frontal lobe epilepsy
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What type of resection is associated with medial temporal sclerosis? - ANS Temporal
lobectomy
Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with epilepsy? - ANS 60%
The safest AED for pregnant women - ANS Lamictal
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with - ANS Infantile spasms
Expressive speech - ANS Broca's area
Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with - ANS partial seizures
Phenobarbital shows what activity? - ANS Beta
The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: - ANS non convulsive
Which medication is appropriate for treating status epilepticus? - ANS Lorazepam
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,Keto diet consists of - ANS high fat, low carbohydrates, adequate protein
Bolus of Propofol will cause: - ANS burst suppression
How often should Stimulation assessment be made on patients monitored in the ICU? -
ANS Daily
The greatest utility of CEEG is in the ICU patients with: - ANS Unexplained "spells" such as
variations in vital signs or twitching
WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbitol procedure is performed for: -
ANS Language and memory lateralization
What less invasive test for language and memory has decreased the number of WADA tests that
are being conducted? - ANS fMRI
PET - ANS hypometabolism
The intracarotid ambarbital test is used to determine cerebral dominance for: - ANS language
and memory function
WADA is associated with: - ANS language function
What does PET stand for? - ANS Positron Emission Tomography
Cerebral angiography prior to intracarotid amobarbital testing is necessary to assess -
ANS arterial blood flow
SPECT stands for: - ANS Single Photon Emitted Computed Tomography
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,Which type of procedure is involved during the preoperative diagnostic WADA test? -
ANS Angiography
PET studies in a child with Rasmussen's encephalitis will most likely demonstrate: -
ANS 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 - ANS MEG
**PET studies in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy will most likely show -
ANS Decreased glucose uptake
Intracarotid injection of Amobarbital procedures are associated with: - ANS ipsilateral
hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
The interictal SPECT may show focal - ANS Hypoperfusion
The goal of cortical stimulation during functional mapping is to: - ANS identify eloquent
cortex
during a WADA test activities on one side of the brain are suspended for approximately -
ANS 4-8 minutes
The best imaging study for assessing hippocampal sclerosis - ANS MRI
WADA is associated with what memory? - ANS Short term memory
At what postmenstrual age (PMA) do delta brushes start to appear? - ANS 30 weeks
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, What is the postmenstrual age (PMA) of a neonate born at 36 weeks gestation who is now 2
weeks old? - ANS 38 weeks
A neonates EEG pattern is evaluated based on: - ANS postmenstural age (PMA)
Which childhood epileptic syndrome has the best prognosis? - ANS Panayiotopoulous
syndrome
At what age would a posterior dominant rhythm be seen? - ANS 3-4 months
Aphasia is the characteristic clinical sign of: - ANS Landau-Kleffner
Which of the following blood vessels is most frequently involved in cerebrovascular accidents
(CVA)? - ANS Internal carotid artery
How many hours is the typical therapeutic hypothermia period for neonates with hypoxic
ischemic encephalopathy? - ANS 72 hours
A subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs: - ANS Between the first and second layer of meninges
Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy has seizures that occur: - ANS during the first hour of waking
This type of surgical treatment is most beneficial for patients who have epileptic zones arising
from or overlapping with eloquent cortex - ANS Multiple Subpial Transection
Hyothalamic Hamartomas are associated with: - ANS Gelastic seizures
Which type of epilepsy may be confused with psychogenic non epileptic seizures? -
ANS Frontal lobe epilepsy
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