EEG Board Prep ASAP | Test Prep | Practice Questions & Answers | 2026-2027
Patient's with Rett's syndrome usually develop normally c. 6-18 months
until age what?
a. 18-24 months
b. 3-6 months
c. 6-18 months
d. 2-4 years
Which of the following is most likely to be associated with a d. cerebellar abscess
normal EEG?
a. left frontal subdural hematoma
b. left frontal abscess
c. acoustic neuroma
d. cerebellar abscess
During an absence seizure the technologist should? c. test the level of patients consciousness
a. stop recording and go to the patient's aid
b. turn the patients head to the left
c. test the patients level of consciousness
d. insert a tongue blade in the patients mouth
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with : c. Infantile spasms
a. Absence seizures
b. Atonic seizures
c. Infantile spasms
d. Gelastic seizures
Damage to wernicke's area may result in: a. receptive aphasia
a. Receptive aphasia
b. Anoxia
c. ataxia
d. Expressive aphasia
A spike or sharp wave results from? d. synchronous activation of multiple neurons
a. asynchronous activation of neurons
b. depolarization of neurons
c. repolarization of neurons
d. synchronous activation of multiple neurons.
Papilledema is most common in which of the following b. posterior fossa tumor
conditions?
a. huntington chorea
b. posterior fossa tumor
c. temporal lobe seizures
d. sturge-weber syndrome
Used to localize site of seizure onset by looking for area of c. ictal spect
hyperperfusion;
a. ct
b. interictal pet
c. ictal spect
d. MRI
Collateral perfusion is maintained by? circle of willis
The neurological examination is most likely to be abnormal c. lennox gastaut syndrome
in patients with:
a. absence seizures
b. juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
c. lennox-gastaut syndrome
d. rolandic epilepsy
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If a patient has a circumference measurement of 55cm, b. o1 to o2
which of the following interelectrode distances can be
calculated?
a. c3 to cz
b. o1 to o2
c. fz to oz
d. f7 to fz
The neurotransmitter that is lacking in the brain of patients dopamine
with parkinson's disease is?
which of the following separates the motor cortex from the Rolandic fissure
sensory cortex?
The onset of sturge-weber disease is typically during? d. infancy
a. adolescence
b. adulthood
c. elderly
d. infancy
consciousness b. reticular formation
a. striate cortex
b. reticular formation
c. cerebellum
d. basal ganglia
which is not a risk factor for JME? d. patients ages 3-4
a. absence seizure
b. patients ages 14-15
c. sleep deprivation
d. patients ages 3-4
If the nasion to inion measurement is 40cm, what is the 8cm
distance between cz to pz?
PLEDS are most likely to be seen in patients presenting a. acute drug toxicity
with:
a. acute drug toxicity
b. hypoglycemia
c. cerebral embolus
d. liver failure
short interelectrode distance between electrodes will cause c. decrease amplitude
which of the following changes to the EEG waveform?
a. increase frequency
b. decrease in frequency
c. decrease amplitude
d. increase amplitude
Ictal; c. during
a. after
b. in between
c. during
d. before
If the distance from the right preauricular to the right outer d. 3cm out from the right outer canthus and 1cm up
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
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when a large amount of electrode paste is used to hold d. total scalp area of the paste
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
Impedance can best be described as the b. resistance to alternating current
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
Creutzfeld-jakob disease b. periodic sharp waves
a. multifocal sharp waves
b. periodic sharp waves
c. polyspike complexes
d. spike and wave complex
Bell's palsy is characterized by paralysis of facial muscles
EEG activity is thought to arise from which of the d. epsps and IPSps
following?
a. axonal action potentials
b. cortical layers 1 and 2
c. horizontal dipoles
d. excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials
when is it permissible to release patient information to a d. when patient provides written consent
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
a business associate agreement is required when: b.medicalrecords
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
Used in treatment for only generalized seizures, commonly a. ethosuximide
in absence epilepsy treatment;
a. Ethosuximide
b. Phenobarbital
c. Dilantin
d. ACTH
The acronym used to describe distinctive EEG waves or IED's interictal epileptiform discharges (d.)
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)
ICTAL EEG a. time during the event
a. time during the event
b. time following an event
c. time before the event
d. time in between the event
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which of the following is an effect of phenobarbital on the d. increases beta activity
EEG?
a. slows alpha rhythm
b. increases paroxysmal activity
c. decreases theta activity
d. increases beta activity
A technologist should only discuss EEG findings with: b. the interpreting electroencephalographer
a. consulting neurologist
b. the interpreting electroencephalographer
c. the patients nurse
d. the patients primary care physician
The third ventricle is connected to the fourth ventricle by c. aqueduct of sylvius
the;
a. foramen of luschka
b. foramen magnum
c. aqueduct of sylvius
d. foramen of munro
What type of seizure is NOT associated with lennox- c. complex seizure
gastaut syndrome?
a. atonic seizure
b. tonic seizure
c. complex seizure
d. atypical seizure
A childhood disorder characterized by acquired aphasia, c. landau-kleffner syndrome
multifocal epileptiform abnormalities, and focal or
genralized seizures;
a. juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
b. Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
c. Landau-kleffner syndrome
d. west syndrome
What is the typical clinical presentation of creutzfeldt-jakob Progressive dementia, bilateral rigidity and myoclonus, stupor and death
disease?
Which of the following measures the opposition to current b. impedance meter
flow when a known voltage is applied?
a. fast fourier transform
b. impedance meter
c. differential amplifier
d. a/d converter
A meningioma is usually b.encapsulated
a. metastatic
b. encapsulated
c. infiltrating
d. rapid growth
Wernicke's area lies in the: a. posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus
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
Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the both epsps and ipsps
generation of EEG activity?
Patient's with Rett's syndrome usually develop normally c. 6-18 months
until age what?
a. 18-24 months
b. 3-6 months
c. 6-18 months
d. 2-4 years
Which of the following is most likely to be associated with a d. cerebellar abscess
normal EEG?
a. left frontal subdural hematoma
b. left frontal abscess
c. acoustic neuroma
d. cerebellar abscess
During an absence seizure the technologist should? c. test the level of patients consciousness
a. stop recording and go to the patient's aid
b. turn the patients head to the left
c. test the patients level of consciousness
d. insert a tongue blade in the patients mouth
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with : c. Infantile spasms
a. Absence seizures
b. Atonic seizures
c. Infantile spasms
d. Gelastic seizures
Damage to wernicke's area may result in: a. receptive aphasia
a. Receptive aphasia
b. Anoxia
c. ataxia
d. Expressive aphasia
A spike or sharp wave results from? d. synchronous activation of multiple neurons
a. asynchronous activation of neurons
b. depolarization of neurons
c. repolarization of neurons
d. synchronous activation of multiple neurons.
Papilledema is most common in which of the following b. posterior fossa tumor
conditions?
a. huntington chorea
b. posterior fossa tumor
c. temporal lobe seizures
d. sturge-weber syndrome
Used to localize site of seizure onset by looking for area of c. ictal spect
hyperperfusion;
a. ct
b. interictal pet
c. ictal spect
d. MRI
Collateral perfusion is maintained by? circle of willis
The neurological examination is most likely to be abnormal c. lennox gastaut syndrome
in patients with:
a. absence seizures
b. juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
c. lennox-gastaut syndrome
d. rolandic epilepsy
, EEG Board Prep ASAP | Test Prep | Practice Questions & Answers | 2026-2027
If a patient has a circumference measurement of 55cm, b. o1 to o2
which of the following interelectrode distances can be
calculated?
a. c3 to cz
b. o1 to o2
c. fz to oz
d. f7 to fz
The neurotransmitter that is lacking in the brain of patients dopamine
with parkinson's disease is?
which of the following separates the motor cortex from the Rolandic fissure
sensory cortex?
The onset of sturge-weber disease is typically during? d. infancy
a. adolescence
b. adulthood
c. elderly
d. infancy
consciousness b. reticular formation
a. striate cortex
b. reticular formation
c. cerebellum
d. basal ganglia
which is not a risk factor for JME? d. patients ages 3-4
a. absence seizure
b. patients ages 14-15
c. sleep deprivation
d. patients ages 3-4
If the nasion to inion measurement is 40cm, what is the 8cm
distance between cz to pz?
PLEDS are most likely to be seen in patients presenting a. acute drug toxicity
with:
a. acute drug toxicity
b. hypoglycemia
c. cerebral embolus
d. liver failure
short interelectrode distance between electrodes will cause c. decrease amplitude
which of the following changes to the EEG waveform?
a. increase frequency
b. decrease in frequency
c. decrease amplitude
d. increase amplitude
Ictal; c. during
a. after
b. in between
c. during
d. before
If the distance from the right preauricular to the right outer d. 3cm out from the right outer canthus and 1cm up
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
, EEG Board Prep ASAP | Test Prep | Practice Questions & Answers | 2026-2027
when a large amount of electrode paste is used to hold d. total scalp area of the paste
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
Impedance can best be described as the b. resistance to alternating current
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
Creutzfeld-jakob disease b. periodic sharp waves
a. multifocal sharp waves
b. periodic sharp waves
c. polyspike complexes
d. spike and wave complex
Bell's palsy is characterized by paralysis of facial muscles
EEG activity is thought to arise from which of the d. epsps and IPSps
following?
a. axonal action potentials
b. cortical layers 1 and 2
c. horizontal dipoles
d. excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials
when is it permissible to release patient information to a d. when patient provides written consent
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
a business associate agreement is required when: b.medicalrecords
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
Used in treatment for only generalized seizures, commonly a. ethosuximide
in absence epilepsy treatment;
a. Ethosuximide
b. Phenobarbital
c. Dilantin
d. ACTH
The acronym used to describe distinctive EEG waves or IED's interictal epileptiform discharges (d.)
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)
ICTAL EEG a. time during the event
a. time during the event
b. time following an event
c. time before the event
d. time in between the event
, EEG Board Prep ASAP | Test Prep | Practice Questions & Answers | 2026-2027
which of the following is an effect of phenobarbital on the d. increases beta activity
EEG?
a. slows alpha rhythm
b. increases paroxysmal activity
c. decreases theta activity
d. increases beta activity
A technologist should only discuss EEG findings with: b. the interpreting electroencephalographer
a. consulting neurologist
b. the interpreting electroencephalographer
c. the patients nurse
d. the patients primary care physician
The third ventricle is connected to the fourth ventricle by c. aqueduct of sylvius
the;
a. foramen of luschka
b. foramen magnum
c. aqueduct of sylvius
d. foramen of munro
What type of seizure is NOT associated with lennox- c. complex seizure
gastaut syndrome?
a. atonic seizure
b. tonic seizure
c. complex seizure
d. atypical seizure
A childhood disorder characterized by acquired aphasia, c. landau-kleffner syndrome
multifocal epileptiform abnormalities, and focal or
genralized seizures;
a. juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
b. Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
c. Landau-kleffner syndrome
d. west syndrome
What is the typical clinical presentation of creutzfeldt-jakob Progressive dementia, bilateral rigidity and myoclonus, stupor and death
disease?
Which of the following measures the opposition to current b. impedance meter
flow when a known voltage is applied?
a. fast fourier transform
b. impedance meter
c. differential amplifier
d. a/d converter
A meningioma is usually b.encapsulated
a. metastatic
b. encapsulated
c. infiltrating
d. rapid growth
Wernicke's area lies in the: a. posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus
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
Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the both epsps and ipsps
generation of EEG activity?
