CLTM ASAP BOARD PREP EXAM STUDY
QUESTIONS |GUARANTEED PASS!!
Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with
epilepsy? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 60%
The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ non convulsive
What type of resection is associated with medial temporal sclerosis? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Temporal lobectomy
The safest AED for pregnant women - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Lamictal
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Infantile spasms
Expressive speech - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Broca's area
Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ partial seizures
,Phenobarbital shows what activity? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Beta
Which medication is appropriate for treating status epilepticus? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Lorazepam
Keto diet consists of - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ high fat, low
carbohydrates, adequate protein
Bolus of Propofol will cause: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ burst
suppression
How often should Stimulation assessment be made on patients
monitored in the ICU? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Daily
The greatest utility of CEEG is in the ICU patients with: - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Unexplained "spells" such as variations in vital signs or
twitching
WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbitol procedure is
performed for: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Language and memory
lateralization
What less invasive test for language and memory has decreased the
number of WADA tests that are being conducted? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ fMRI
,PET - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ hypometabolism
The intracarotid ambarbital test is used to determine cerebral dominance
for: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ language and memory function
WADA is associated with: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ language
function
What does PET stand for? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Positron
Emission Tomography
Cerebral angiography prior to intracarotid amobarbital testing is
necessary to assess - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ arterial blood flow
SPECT stands for: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Single Photon
Emitted Computed Tomography
Which type of procedure is involved during the preoperative diagnostic
WADA test? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Angiography
PET studies in a child with Rasmussen's encephalitis will most likely
demonstrate: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Widespread hemispheric
hypometabolism
, As part of the pre-surgical work-up, this magnetic source localization is
used for spatial and temporal functional mapping of interictal
epileptiform discharges - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ MEG
**PET studies in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy will most
likely show - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Decreased glucose uptake
Intracarotid injection of Amobarbital procedures are associated with: -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and
transient contralateral paralysis
The interictal SPECT may show focal - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Hypoperfusion
The goal of cortical stimulation during functional mapping is to: -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ identify eloquent cortex
during a WADA test activities on one side of the brain are suspended for
approximately - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 4-8 minutes
The best imaging study for assessing hippocampal sclerosis -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ MRI
QUESTIONS |GUARANTEED PASS!!
Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with
epilepsy? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 60%
The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ non convulsive
What type of resection is associated with medial temporal sclerosis? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Temporal lobectomy
The safest AED for pregnant women - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Lamictal
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Infantile spasms
Expressive speech - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Broca's area
Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ partial seizures
,Phenobarbital shows what activity? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Beta
Which medication is appropriate for treating status epilepticus? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Lorazepam
Keto diet consists of - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ high fat, low
carbohydrates, adequate protein
Bolus of Propofol will cause: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ burst
suppression
How often should Stimulation assessment be made on patients
monitored in the ICU? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Daily
The greatest utility of CEEG is in the ICU patients with: - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Unexplained "spells" such as variations in vital signs or
twitching
WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbitol procedure is
performed for: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Language and memory
lateralization
What less invasive test for language and memory has decreased the
number of WADA tests that are being conducted? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ fMRI
,PET - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ hypometabolism
The intracarotid ambarbital test is used to determine cerebral dominance
for: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ language and memory function
WADA is associated with: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ language
function
What does PET stand for? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Positron
Emission Tomography
Cerebral angiography prior to intracarotid amobarbital testing is
necessary to assess - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ arterial blood flow
SPECT stands for: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Single Photon
Emitted Computed Tomography
Which type of procedure is involved during the preoperative diagnostic
WADA test? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Angiography
PET studies in a child with Rasmussen's encephalitis will most likely
demonstrate: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Widespread hemispheric
hypometabolism
, As part of the pre-surgical work-up, this magnetic source localization is
used for spatial and temporal functional mapping of interictal
epileptiform discharges - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ MEG
**PET studies in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy will most
likely show - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Decreased glucose uptake
Intracarotid injection of Amobarbital procedures are associated with: -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and
transient contralateral paralysis
The interictal SPECT may show focal - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Hypoperfusion
The goal of cortical stimulation during functional mapping is to: -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ identify eloquent cortex
during a WADA test activities on one side of the brain are suspended for
approximately - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 4-8 minutes
The best imaging study for assessing hippocampal sclerosis -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ MRI
