CLTM ASAP (ADVANCED SUPERVISON AND
ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL) BOARD EXAM
2025 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS
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When identifying the central sulcus, what is the time frame that the phase reversal must occur
from the original stimulation in order to prove an actual phase reversal?
Within 2msec
Which electrodes can best record a focal discharge in Sturge-Weber syndrome?
Subocciptial
24-48 hour continuous EEG monitoring in the ICU is recommended for diagnosing:
Non- convulsive Status
What is the correct order for surgical evaluation for epilepsy surgery
Seizure, epilepsy diagnosis, medication trials, imaging for pathology, craniotomy, placement of
subdural electrodes, EMU surgical resection
Responsive neurostimulation, an adjunctive therapy designed for the treatment of epilepsy, has
which function?
Record, detect and stimulate
Phase II of epilepsy surgery is:
Subdural electrodes are placed for intracranial monitoring
The recommended duration for cEEG in a non-comatose patient suspected of having non-
convulsive seizures is:
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24 hours
Functional mapping of eloquent cortex includes:
Motor, sensory and language
In patient with intracranial grids, excessive widespread polymorphic slowing with attenuated
waveforms raises the question of:
Cerebral edema under the grid
An appropriate anesthetic regimen for language mapping:
Awake with local
Relative to P7, the P9 electrode placement is placed:
10% lateral to P7
T1 and T2 electrode placement:
1 cm superior to 1/3 of the distance from the external eye canthus and the tragus (third closet
to tragus)
Which electrode from he 10-10 system would be useful on a patient with suspected benign
rolandic epilepsy
CP1
EEG changes can be seen when cerebral blood flow falls below:
25-30ml/100g/minute
In the proposed 10-10 system what is the designation of the intermediate chain between the
fronto polar and frontal leads?
Anterior frontal (AF)
Strip electrodes are usually inserted through a
Burr hole
Risks associated with foramen ovale electrodes include:
Facial numbness
Which electrodes are used to record from the amygdala, hippocampus, or areas of cortical
dysplasia?
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Depth
Subdural electrodes are commonly composed of:
platinum
Depth electrodes are used primarily in patients with:
Medial temporal lobe epilepsy
The homunculus is a:
Representation of motor and sensory cortex of the brain
Electrode that consist of a row of disks embedded in silastic, or a bundle of fine wires, each tip
of which is a recording point known as:
Strip
Cortical responses recorded over the supplementary motor cortex to median nerve SSEPs is:
Positive near field responses
What is the m most common spacing of electrode disks on a 4 point intracranial strip?
1 cm
Subdural electrodes in long term monitoring are used to record activity from:
Cerebral cortex
Sphenoidal electrodes are associated with:
anterior tip of temporal lobe
An electrode application technique considered the only method that will insure a stable long
term scalp recording is:
Collodion
Which electrodes are MRI conditional for intracranial monitoring?
Platinum
For stimulation of median nerve somatosensory evoked potentials, utilizing a pair of stimulating
electrodes the cathode is placed:
Proximal
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