ABRET Practice Test Questions & Answers With Complete Solution

What is the effect of Phenobarbital on the EEG? - Answer Increased beta activity A disease occurring only in females characterized by normal development until 6 to 18 months of age, after which there is a quick deterioration of mental abilities. - Answer Rett Syndrome First clinical sign of Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is: - Answer Aphasia The etiology most commonly associated with LPDs/PLEDS is: - Answer Ischemic Stroke Wernickes area lies in the: - Answer Posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus The posterior cerebral artert supplies blood to the: - Answer Visual Cortex Acoustic neuromas arise from the following cranial nerve" - Answer VII (vestibulocochlear nerve) Where is the cingulate cortex located in relation to the Corpus Collosum? - Answer Superiorly Collateral perfusion is maintained by: - Answer Circle of Willis Which artery is formed by the joining of the vertebral arteries? - Answer Basilar Which blood vessel is most frequently involved in strokes? - Answer Middle cerebral artery Consciousness - Answer reticular information Rolandic Gyrus is located - Answer Frontal and Parietal lobes The most important source generator of the EEG is: - Answer Pyramidal dendritic (PSPs) Excessive beta frequency activity may be the result of what? - Answer Skull breach What principle applies to the EEG aplifier? - Answer Common mode rejection Marked amplitured assymetry - Answer Consistent with asymmetry in amplitude on a referential recording of more than 50% amplitude What is the duration of a 10 Hz wave at a display of 15mm/sec? - Answer 100 msec Frequency - Answer Influenced by sampling rate and measured in Hz Damage to Wernickes area may result in: - Answer Receptive/ fluent aphasia The center for intellectual functions such as judgement, memory and problem solving: - Answer Frontal Lobe If the measurement between the preauricular point and T3 is 3.2cm, what is the distance between C3 and CZ? - Answer 6.4 cm If the distance from the right preauricular to ROC measures 9cm, where should electrode T2 be placed? - Answer 3 cm out from RT preauricular point and 1 cm up. Balanced electrode impendences are important to: - Answer Lessen 60 Hz Interference Balanced impendences allow you to: - Answer Maximize common mode rejection Impendence is the resistance of a part of the circuit to the passage of: - Answer Alternating current Which of the following measures the opposition to current flow when a known voltage is applied? - Answer Impendence meter When testing an OUTPATIENT which active tuberculosis, it is necessary for whom to wear a mask? - Answer The patient to wear a mask Which of the following is most closely related to the measurement of voltage in relation to current and resistance? - Answer Ohm's law Ohms Law : - Answer V=IR Alpha Coma can be caused by? - Answer Cardiac arrest A 0.5 Hz wave is enhanced without affecting a spike by using? - Answer LFF 0.3 Hz A 5 yo male with previously normal development, presents with sudden loss of language skills. EEG shows frequent epileptiform discharges during sleep. What could be considered a potential diagnosis? - Answer Landau-Kleffner Syndrome