EEG BOARDS REVIEW
QUESTIONS EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
GRADED A+
A family history of epilepsy is especially important to
determine the diagnosis of __.
a. complex partial seizures
b. pseudo-seizures
c. Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
d. classic absence seizures correct answers >> d.
classic absence seizures
The EEG of an aphasic patient whose CT scan reveals a
subdural hematoma is most likely to show ____.
a. right temporal spike and wave focus
b. attenuation of background in the left hemisphere
c. left hemispheric PLEDs
GRADED A+
,d. generalized polyspikes correct answers >> b.
attenuation of background in the left hemisphere
102. Intracerebral hemorrhage from the middle cerebral
artery would most likely produce an EEG finding of ____.
a. periodic bursts of high amplitude theta activity over
the ipsilateral hemisphere.
b. delta activity maximal over the frontotemporal area of
affected hemisphere
c. spike and wave complexes over the affected
hemisphere
d. alpha coma correct answers >> b. delta activity
maximal over the frontotemporal area of affected
hemisphere
103. A diagnosis of an astrocytoma in the left frontal lobe
is most likely to produce which of the following EEG
findings?
a. generalized polymorphic delta activity
b. focal delta activity in the right hemisphere
c. left frontal focal spike activity
d. left frontal burst suppression correct answers >>
c. left frontal focal spike activity
GRADED A+
,104. This type of EEG activity most often appears in
association with rapidly growing tumors such as
glioblastoma multifor′me and cerebral metastatic lesions.
a. polymorphic delta activity
b. beta asymmetry
c. spike and wave
d. epileptiform discharges correct answers >> a)
polymorphic delta activity
What disease is consistent with an EEG that has 1-1.5 Hz
triphasics, in addition to progressive mental deterioration
for six months with ataxia and muscle wasting?
correct answers >> Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease
What EEG pattern is consistent with absence seizures?
correct answers >> generalized 3 Hz s/w
A disorder often confused with PD at the onset with more
aggressive symptoms is called ____ correct answers
>> Progressive supranuclear palsy
USB stands for correct answers >> Universal Serial
Bus
GRADED A+
, 491. Electrodes should be removed before the patient is
taken into the MRI scanner because:
a. the electrodes will show up on the MRI scan
b. The electrodes can cause burns
c. The magnetic force can polarize the electrodes
d. The electrodes will be pulled off by magnetic force
correct answers >> b. The electrodes can cause burns
*d is also likely, but b is apparently the best answer
A megabyte is how many bytes? correct answers >>
1 million
A gigabyte is how many bytes? correct answers >> 1
billion
A terabyte is how many bytes? correct answers >> 1
trillion
How many bits are in a byte? correct answers >> 8
bits
GRADED A+
QUESTIONS EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
GRADED A+
A family history of epilepsy is especially important to
determine the diagnosis of __.
a. complex partial seizures
b. pseudo-seizures
c. Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
d. classic absence seizures correct answers >> d.
classic absence seizures
The EEG of an aphasic patient whose CT scan reveals a
subdural hematoma is most likely to show ____.
a. right temporal spike and wave focus
b. attenuation of background in the left hemisphere
c. left hemispheric PLEDs
GRADED A+
,d. generalized polyspikes correct answers >> b.
attenuation of background in the left hemisphere
102. Intracerebral hemorrhage from the middle cerebral
artery would most likely produce an EEG finding of ____.
a. periodic bursts of high amplitude theta activity over
the ipsilateral hemisphere.
b. delta activity maximal over the frontotemporal area of
affected hemisphere
c. spike and wave complexes over the affected
hemisphere
d. alpha coma correct answers >> b. delta activity
maximal over the frontotemporal area of affected
hemisphere
103. A diagnosis of an astrocytoma in the left frontal lobe
is most likely to produce which of the following EEG
findings?
a. generalized polymorphic delta activity
b. focal delta activity in the right hemisphere
c. left frontal focal spike activity
d. left frontal burst suppression correct answers >>
c. left frontal focal spike activity
GRADED A+
,104. This type of EEG activity most often appears in
association with rapidly growing tumors such as
glioblastoma multifor′me and cerebral metastatic lesions.
a. polymorphic delta activity
b. beta asymmetry
c. spike and wave
d. epileptiform discharges correct answers >> a)
polymorphic delta activity
What disease is consistent with an EEG that has 1-1.5 Hz
triphasics, in addition to progressive mental deterioration
for six months with ataxia and muscle wasting?
correct answers >> Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease
What EEG pattern is consistent with absence seizures?
correct answers >> generalized 3 Hz s/w
A disorder often confused with PD at the onset with more
aggressive symptoms is called ____ correct answers
>> Progressive supranuclear palsy
USB stands for correct answers >> Universal Serial
Bus
GRADED A+
, 491. Electrodes should be removed before the patient is
taken into the MRI scanner because:
a. the electrodes will show up on the MRI scan
b. The electrodes can cause burns
c. The magnetic force can polarize the electrodes
d. The electrodes will be pulled off by magnetic force
correct answers >> b. The electrodes can cause burns
*d is also likely, but b is apparently the best answer
A megabyte is how many bytes? correct answers >>
1 million
A gigabyte is how many bytes? correct answers >> 1
billion
A terabyte is how many bytes? correct answers >> 1
trillion
How many bits are in a byte? correct answers >> 8
bits
GRADED A+
