cLTM Note Cards| 258 Questions| With Complete Solutions

Subdural electrodes in LTM are used to record activity from correct answer: cerebral cortex Stip and grid electrodes are separated by inter-electrode distance of correct answer: .5-1CM An electrode application technique considered the only method that will insure a stable LTM scalp recording correct answer: collodion Risks associated w/ invasive subdural gird electrodes correct answer: stoke, Increased ICP, and infection Evaluating the sample EEG given which of the following would be most likely utilized for accurate presurgical evaluation correct answer: bi-temporal depth electrodes Subdural electrodes are commonly composed of correct answer: platinum What type of material is favored for EEG electrodes "MRI compatible" correct answer: nickel-chromium composite Which of the following electrodes are used to record from the amygdala, hippocampus or areas of cortical dyplasia correct answer: depth Depth electrodes are used primarily in patients with correct answer: mesial temporal lobe epilepsy Sphenoidal electrodes are used on what lobe correct answer: anterior tip of temporal lobe Hypothalamic hamartomas are associated with what seizure correct answer: Gelastic seizure Which of the following is the most common sign of temporal lobe seizure correct answer: contralateral dystonia Ictal weeping and pelvic thursting are characteristics of correct answer: psychogenic seizure In a patient with persistent coma or unexplained neurological detraction the most useful test is correct answer: continuous EEG monitoring Bicycling movements are most often seen in adults seizures arising from correct answer: frontal lobe Ictal weeping and pelvic thursting may indicate correct answer: nonepileptic events wernicke's area lies in the correct answer: posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus