EEG Board Exam Practice Questions
and Answers
Which of the following test will assist in determining cerebral hemisphere language dominance?
A. Computerized axial tomography
B. Ictal-interictal SPECT scan
C. Intracarotid sodium amytal (WADA)
D. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials - Answer-C. Intracarotid sodium amytal (Wada)
Thiamine Deficiency
A. Hyperglycemia
B. Wernicke's syndrome
C. Wilson's disease
D. Hyponatremia - Answer-B. Wernicke's disease
Impedance can be best described as the
A. Ability to store an electrical charge
B. Resistance to alternating current
C. Current produced by a wire coil in a magnetic field
D. Resistance to direct current - Answer-B. Resistance to alternating current
,Which of the following is most closely related to the measurement of voltage in relation to current and
resistance?
A. Coulombs law
B. Nyquist theory
C. Paley-Winer theorem
D. Ohm's law - Answer-D. Ohm's law
Vagel nerve stimulators are used to treat
A. Seizures and depression
B. Tumors
C. Pain syndromes
D. Headaches - Answer-A. Seizures and depression
Which is the most important to document in the history of your EEG patient?
A. Last surgery
B. Neuropathy
C. Skull defects
D. Presence of sleep apnea - Answer-C. Skull defects
A disease that presents with an acoustic startle response within the first few months of life
A. Benign rolandic epilepsy
B. Huntington's disease
C. Tay Sachs disease
D. West syndrome - Answer-C. Tay Sachs disease
,A technologist should discuss EEG findings with the patient and
A. Patient's primary care physician
B. The consulting neurologist
C. Patient's nurse
D. Interpreting electroencephalographer - Answer-D. Interpreting electroencephalographer
Which of the following is a violation of ABRET's Code of Ethics?
A. Being disrespectful to coworkers
B. Not striving to keep current in the technology
C. Not joining a professional organization
D. Teaching other technologists without the proper credentials - Answer-B. Not striving to keep current
in the technology
What type electricity provides a steady source of current, flowing in one direction only?
A. Ampere
B. Direct current
C. Magnetism
D. Alternating current - Answer-B. Direct current
In the description of activation procedures such as HV, a statement should be included pertaining to
their
A. Respiration rate
B. Quality
C. Use of a pinwheel prop
D. Respiration depth - Answer-B. Quality
, The term sinusoidal describes
A. An artifact caused by sneezing
B. A phase shift due to amplifier malfunction
C. A rhythmic or repeating pattern
D. A single waveform of mixed frequencies - Answer-C. A rhythmic or repeating pattern
After the statement regarding normality or degree of abnormality of the record, the reasons upon which
the conclusion is based should be briefly listed. When dealing with several types of abnormal features,
the list should be limited to the two or three main ones; the least characteristic of the record.
True or False - Answer-False
Sleep is considered an activating procedure for recording normal EEG.
True or False - Answer-False
One of the first EEG changes seen in drowsiness is a subtle slowing of the posterior rhythm.
True or False - Answer-True
Epileptiform activity includes the following descriptors: (select all that apply)
A. spike and wave
B. spike
C. polyspike
D. sharp wave - Answer-All answer are correct
and Answers
Which of the following test will assist in determining cerebral hemisphere language dominance?
A. Computerized axial tomography
B. Ictal-interictal SPECT scan
C. Intracarotid sodium amytal (WADA)
D. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials - Answer-C. Intracarotid sodium amytal (Wada)
Thiamine Deficiency
A. Hyperglycemia
B. Wernicke's syndrome
C. Wilson's disease
D. Hyponatremia - Answer-B. Wernicke's disease
Impedance can be best described as the
A. Ability to store an electrical charge
B. Resistance to alternating current
C. Current produced by a wire coil in a magnetic field
D. Resistance to direct current - Answer-B. Resistance to alternating current
,Which of the following is most closely related to the measurement of voltage in relation to current and
resistance?
A. Coulombs law
B. Nyquist theory
C. Paley-Winer theorem
D. Ohm's law - Answer-D. Ohm's law
Vagel nerve stimulators are used to treat
A. Seizures and depression
B. Tumors
C. Pain syndromes
D. Headaches - Answer-A. Seizures and depression
Which is the most important to document in the history of your EEG patient?
A. Last surgery
B. Neuropathy
C. Skull defects
D. Presence of sleep apnea - Answer-C. Skull defects
A disease that presents with an acoustic startle response within the first few months of life
A. Benign rolandic epilepsy
B. Huntington's disease
C. Tay Sachs disease
D. West syndrome - Answer-C. Tay Sachs disease
,A technologist should discuss EEG findings with the patient and
A. Patient's primary care physician
B. The consulting neurologist
C. Patient's nurse
D. Interpreting electroencephalographer - Answer-D. Interpreting electroencephalographer
Which of the following is a violation of ABRET's Code of Ethics?
A. Being disrespectful to coworkers
B. Not striving to keep current in the technology
C. Not joining a professional organization
D. Teaching other technologists without the proper credentials - Answer-B. Not striving to keep current
in the technology
What type electricity provides a steady source of current, flowing in one direction only?
A. Ampere
B. Direct current
C. Magnetism
D. Alternating current - Answer-B. Direct current
In the description of activation procedures such as HV, a statement should be included pertaining to
their
A. Respiration rate
B. Quality
C. Use of a pinwheel prop
D. Respiration depth - Answer-B. Quality
, The term sinusoidal describes
A. An artifact caused by sneezing
B. A phase shift due to amplifier malfunction
C. A rhythmic or repeating pattern
D. A single waveform of mixed frequencies - Answer-C. A rhythmic or repeating pattern
After the statement regarding normality or degree of abnormality of the record, the reasons upon which
the conclusion is based should be briefly listed. When dealing with several types of abnormal features,
the list should be limited to the two or three main ones; the least characteristic of the record.
True or False - Answer-False
Sleep is considered an activating procedure for recording normal EEG.
True or False - Answer-False
One of the first EEG changes seen in drowsiness is a subtle slowing of the posterior rhythm.
True or False - Answer-True
Epileptiform activity includes the following descriptors: (select all that apply)
A. spike and wave
B. spike
C. polyspike
D. sharp wave - Answer-All answer are correct
