Protocol) Board Exam includes accurate and verified
questions covering long-term EEG monitoring,
seizure pattern recognition, intracranial monitoring,
artifact and equipment troubleshooting, and patient
safety
Stereotatic frames are used to: - answers- :place depth electrodes
Long term monitoring in the ICU is most helpful for: - answers- :nonconvulsive
status epilepticus
Intraoperative cortical mapping is performed for identification of: - answers-
:Eloquent cortex
Basal extra cranial electrodes for recording mesial temporal or frontal discharges
are placed in the region of the: - answers- :Foramen ovale
Cortical stimulation near the inferior frontal gyrus will most likely result in: -
answers- :Expressive aphasia
,The purpose of bilateral medial temporal depth electrodes is to: - answers-
:Lateralize hippocampal seizures focus
Where are sphenoidal locations used to record epileptiform activity - answers-
:the medial or anterior aspects of the temporal lobe
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? - answers- :Within 2msec
Which electrodes can best record a focal discharge in Sturge-Weber syndrome? -
answers- :Subocciptial
24-48 hour continuous EEG monitoring in the ICU is recommended for diagnosing:
- answers- :Non- convulsive Status
What is the correct order for surgical evaluation for epilepsy surgery - answers-
: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? - answers- :Record, detect and stimulate
Phase II of epilepsy surgery is: - answers- :Subdural electrodes are placed for
intracranial monitoring
, The recommended duration for cEEG in a non-comatose patient suspected of
having non-convulsive seizures is: - answers- :24 hours
Functional mapping of eloquent cortex includes: - answers- :Motor, sensory and
language
In patient with intracranial grids, excessive widespread polymorphic slowing with
attenuated waveforms raises the question of: - answers- :Cerebral edema under
the grid
An appropriate anesthetic regimen for language mapping: - answers- :Awake
with local
Relative to P7, the P9 electrode placement is placed: - answers- :10% lateral to
P7
T1 and T2 electrode placement: - answers- :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 - answers- :CP1
EEG changes can be seen when cerebral blood flow falls below: - answers- :25-
30ml/100g/minute