CLTM ASAP Exam Questions and
Answers
safest AED for pregnancy - Answer-Lamictal
bolus of propfol - Answer-burst suppression
mediation to treat SE - Answer-Lorazepam
VNS - Answer-partial seizure
RNS neurostimulator - Answer--placed under the scalp
-used as an adjunctive therapy in adults only
-delivers stim when specific patterns are detected
MEG useful for - Answer-cortical dysplasia
gliomas
tuberous slcerosis
,length of suspension of brain activity in WADA - Answer-4-8 minutes
effect of WADA on brain activity - Answer-transient contralateral paralysis
ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction
what diagnostic test is resulting in fewer WADA tests - Answer-fMRI
Panayiotopoulos syndrome - Answer-Occipital Epilepsy with tonic eye deviation, ictal vomiting, visual
seizures
good prognosis
conceptual age delta brushes appear - Answer-30 weeks
neonatal EEG pattern is evaluated based on - Answer-post-menstrual age (PMA)
surgical treatment for hypothalamic hamartomas - Answer-Gamma Knife
atypical absence - Answer-myoclonic jerks, automatisms with the staring spell
atypical absence common with - Answer-LGS
treatment for patients with epileptic zones arising from or overlapping with eloquent cortex - Answer-
multiple subpial transection
post-ictal impairment of function with a discrete region - Answer-Todd's paralysis
, most frequently involved vessel in CVA - Answer-ICA
treatment for Sturge-Weber - Answer-hemispherectomy
max leakage current when recording from patients with invasive monitoring electrodes - Answer-10
microamp
basal extracranial electrodes for recording mesial temporal or frontal discharges are placed where -
Answer-near foramen ovale
sphenoidal electrodes monitor activity from - Answer-anterior temporal area
subzone of epileptogenic zone that is the gold standard for localization - Answer-ictal zone
thrombosis of ACA results in - Answer-contralateral lower extremity weakness
physiologic substrate of clinical seizure activity - Answer-abnormal neuronal discharge
cross communication between blood vessels - Answer-anastomosis
time base for sensory-motor localization - Answer-50msec
depth electrodes are best for monitoring what area - Answer-hippocampal area
cortical potentials for median nerve SSEP are recorded from - Answer-ipsilateral parietal lobe
Answers
safest AED for pregnancy - Answer-Lamictal
bolus of propfol - Answer-burst suppression
mediation to treat SE - Answer-Lorazepam
VNS - Answer-partial seizure
RNS neurostimulator - Answer--placed under the scalp
-used as an adjunctive therapy in adults only
-delivers stim when specific patterns are detected
MEG useful for - Answer-cortical dysplasia
gliomas
tuberous slcerosis
,length of suspension of brain activity in WADA - Answer-4-8 minutes
effect of WADA on brain activity - Answer-transient contralateral paralysis
ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction
what diagnostic test is resulting in fewer WADA tests - Answer-fMRI
Panayiotopoulos syndrome - Answer-Occipital Epilepsy with tonic eye deviation, ictal vomiting, visual
seizures
good prognosis
conceptual age delta brushes appear - Answer-30 weeks
neonatal EEG pattern is evaluated based on - Answer-post-menstrual age (PMA)
surgical treatment for hypothalamic hamartomas - Answer-Gamma Knife
atypical absence - Answer-myoclonic jerks, automatisms with the staring spell
atypical absence common with - Answer-LGS
treatment for patients with epileptic zones arising from or overlapping with eloquent cortex - Answer-
multiple subpial transection
post-ictal impairment of function with a discrete region - Answer-Todd's paralysis
, most frequently involved vessel in CVA - Answer-ICA
treatment for Sturge-Weber - Answer-hemispherectomy
max leakage current when recording from patients with invasive monitoring electrodes - Answer-10
microamp
basal extracranial electrodes for recording mesial temporal or frontal discharges are placed where -
Answer-near foramen ovale
sphenoidal electrodes monitor activity from - Answer-anterior temporal area
subzone of epileptogenic zone that is the gold standard for localization - Answer-ictal zone
thrombosis of ACA results in - Answer-contralateral lower extremity weakness
physiologic substrate of clinical seizure activity - Answer-abnormal neuronal discharge
cross communication between blood vessels - Answer-anastomosis
time base for sensory-motor localization - Answer-50msec
depth electrodes are best for monitoring what area - Answer-hippocampal area
cortical potentials for median nerve SSEP are recorded from - Answer-ipsilateral parietal lobe
