CLTM Study exam 2023/2024 with 100% correct answers

BAEP / R - correct answer Brainstem auditory evoked potential / response -Diagnosis for cerbellopontine angle tumors, mutliple sclerosis, brainstem lesions, metabolic and toxic encephalopathies,brain death, and early prediction of outcome in postraumatic coma, Kindling - correct answer Development of epileptic seizures (in rats) that results from repeated focal stimulation and leads to the development of a predisposition to epileptiform convulsions. Similar to a log will not burn unless it's kindled. Mirror Focus Phenomenon - correct answer Concept that an actively discharging epileptiform region may induce paroxymal behavior in a homologous site. Related to the kindling phenomena that occur through interhemispheric callosal or commissural connections. It means that secondary epileptogenic foci develop in the contralateral hemispheric by the corpus collusum Aura - correct answer Initial sensation(s) of a seizure that the patient is aware of in the absence of observable signs. Provides localizing information in some cases. Precedes temporal lobe seizures in many cases The Principle of Beneficence - correct answer An ethical principle that addresses the idea that a medical professional's actions should promote good by having the welfare of the patient as a goal of any treatment. Actions should weigh possible benefits to risks and prevent and remove harm in any situation and should advocate for high standards for the greater good. QEEG - correct answer Type of EEG that allows visualization of up to several hours of EEG data in a single screen display. Commonly referred to as a trend analysis. This type of EEG trending for seizure detection is based on amplitude, frequency, rhythmicity and degree of asymmetry. Coup - correct answer Closed head injury / whiplash. The injury is when brain are damage is on the same side as the external force of the injury Contra Coup - correct answer Brain injury is contralateral to the external force of injury. The brain moves away from the external object along with the head, but the brain eventually impacts the side of the skull, causing damage A deficit in one visual field indicates a lesion in the: - correct answer Contralateral occipital lobe (or optic pathway posterior to the optic chiasm According to guideline 12, the clinical indications for ambulatory continuous EEG recordings - correct answer Appropriate for documentation and quantification of ictal (clinical and subclinical) and interictal EEG features