CLTM ASAP EXAM LATEST UPDATE 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
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The majority of seizures in the ICU are:
a) Complex partial
b) Absence
c) Nonconvulsive
d) Non-epileptic - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Nonconvulsive
What type of resection is associated with mesial temporal sclerosis?
a) Craniotomy
b) Corpus callostomy
c) Suboccipital resection
d) Temporal lobectomy - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Temporal Lobectomy
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with
a) Infantile spasms
b) Gelastic seizures
c) Atonic seizures
d) Absence seizures - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Infantile spasms
Which of the following medications is appropriate for treating status epilepticus?
a) Gabapentin
b) Lorazepam
c) Pregabalin
d) Ethosuximide - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Lorazepam
TLE accounts for % of all patients with epilepsy?4
a) 40
b) 60
c) 20
d) 80 - CORRECT ANSWER-B. 60
Expressive speech
a) Sensory area
b) Wernicke's area
c) Broca's area
d) Olfactory area - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Broca's area
The safest AED for pregnant women:
a) Lamictal
b) Phenotion
c)Depakote
d) Topamax - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Lamictal
,Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with
a) Rolandic seizures
b) Psychogenic seizures
c) Generalized seizures
d) Partial seizures - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Partial seizures
Bolus of propofol will cause
a) Beta activity
b) No changes
c) Generalized slowing
d) Burst suppression - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Burst suppression
Ketogenic diet
a) High fat, low carbohydrates, adequate protein
b) Vegetarian
c) Low fat, high carbohydrates, high protein
d) Low fat, low carbohydrates, low protein - CORRECT ANSWER-A. High fat, low
carbohydrates, adequate protein
Phenobarbital
a) No changes
b) Beta activity
c) Generalized slowing
d) Burst suppression - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Beta activity
Phenobarbital causes
a) Generalized slowing
b) No changes
c) Beta activity
d) Burst - suppression - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Burst - suppression
Stimulation assessment should be made on patients monitored in the ICU
a) Daily
b) Never
c) If the patient seems confused
d) Only when the patient is awake - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Daily
Intracarotid injection of amobarbital procedures
a) Contralateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
b) Ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient ipsilateral paralysis
c) Ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
d) Contralateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient ipsilateral paralysis - CORRECT
ANSWER-C. Ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
fMRI
,a) Can be used for sensory and language mapping
b) Detects spatical focus changes in blood flood and oxygenation
c) All are correct
d) Is part of the pre-surgical planning - CORRECT ANSWER-C. All are correct
WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbital procedure, is performed for
a) Identification of epileptic foci
b) Lateralization of the hippocampus
c) Identification of language disabilities
d) Language and memory lateralization - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Language and
memory lateralization
PET
a) Hypometabolism
b) Hypothyroid
c) Hypoperfusion
d) Hypoglycemia - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Hypometabolism
Which is not a characteristic of the RNS neurostimultor?
a) It is used as an adjunctive therapy for adults and children
b) It is placed under the scalp
c) Delivers stimulation when specific patterns are detected
d) It is used as an adjunctive therapy for adults only - CORRECT ANSWER-A. It is used
as an adjunctive therapy for adults and children
What is less invasive test for language and memory has decreased number of WADA
tests that are being conducted
a) CT scan
b) fMRI
c) PET scan
d) SPECT - CORRECT ANSWER-B. fMRI
The intracarotid amobarbital test is used to determine cerebral dominance for
a) Mathematical calculations
b) Language and memory function
c) Long - term memory
d) Language only - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Language and memory function
PET studies in children with Rasmussen's encephalitis will most likely demonstrate
a) Widespread hemispheric hypometabolism
b) Diffuse hypometabolism
c) Diffuse hypermetabolism
d) Widespread hemispheric hypermetabolism - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Widespread
hemispheric hypometabolism
Which of the following best describes frontal lobe epilepsy?
, a) May be confused with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
b) Is a very rare type of localization- related seizures
c) Is induced by hyperventilation
d) Has flashing lights similar to an aura - CORRECT ANSWER-A. May be confused with
psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
This type of surgical treatment is most beneficial for patients who have epileptic zones
arising from or overlapping with eloquent cortex
a) Focal lesion resection
b) Multilobar resection
c) Multiple subpial transaction
d) Functional hemispherectomy - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Multiple subpial transaction
A surgical treatment for Struge Weber's
a) Hemispherectomy
b) Multilobar resections
c) Multiple subpial transection
d) Focal lesion resection - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Hemispherectomy
The main difference between simple partial and complex partial is
a) Anatomic location
b) Preservation of consciousness
c) Autonomic activity
d) Focal motor activity - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Preservation of consciousness
Which of the following blood vessels is most frequently involved in cerebrovascular
accidents (CVAs)?
a) Vertical artery
b) External carotid artery
c) Internal carotid artery
d) Basiliar artery - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Internal carotid artery
An effectively known treatment option for hypothalamic hamartomas is
a) Multilobar resections
b) Gamma knife
c) Functional hemispherectomy
d) Corpus callosotomy - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Gamma Knife
Dysphasia is the characteristic clinical sign of
a) Lennox-gastaut syndrome
b) West syndrome
c) Landau-kleffner syndrome
d) JME - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Landau-kleffner syndrome
Subacute sclerosing panecephalitis (SSPE) is associated with
a) Measles
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The majority of seizures in the ICU are:
a) Complex partial
b) Absence
c) Nonconvulsive
d) Non-epileptic - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Nonconvulsive
What type of resection is associated with mesial temporal sclerosis?
a) Craniotomy
b) Corpus callostomy
c) Suboccipital resection
d) Temporal lobectomy - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Temporal Lobectomy
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with
a) Infantile spasms
b) Gelastic seizures
c) Atonic seizures
d) Absence seizures - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Infantile spasms
Which of the following medications is appropriate for treating status epilepticus?
a) Gabapentin
b) Lorazepam
c) Pregabalin
d) Ethosuximide - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Lorazepam
TLE accounts for % of all patients with epilepsy?4
a) 40
b) 60
c) 20
d) 80 - CORRECT ANSWER-B. 60
Expressive speech
a) Sensory area
b) Wernicke's area
c) Broca's area
d) Olfactory area - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Broca's area
The safest AED for pregnant women:
a) Lamictal
b) Phenotion
c)Depakote
d) Topamax - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Lamictal
,Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with
a) Rolandic seizures
b) Psychogenic seizures
c) Generalized seizures
d) Partial seizures - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Partial seizures
Bolus of propofol will cause
a) Beta activity
b) No changes
c) Generalized slowing
d) Burst suppression - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Burst suppression
Ketogenic diet
a) High fat, low carbohydrates, adequate protein
b) Vegetarian
c) Low fat, high carbohydrates, high protein
d) Low fat, low carbohydrates, low protein - CORRECT ANSWER-A. High fat, low
carbohydrates, adequate protein
Phenobarbital
a) No changes
b) Beta activity
c) Generalized slowing
d) Burst suppression - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Beta activity
Phenobarbital causes
a) Generalized slowing
b) No changes
c) Beta activity
d) Burst - suppression - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Burst - suppression
Stimulation assessment should be made on patients monitored in the ICU
a) Daily
b) Never
c) If the patient seems confused
d) Only when the patient is awake - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Daily
Intracarotid injection of amobarbital procedures
a) Contralateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
b) Ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient ipsilateral paralysis
c) Ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
d) Contralateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient ipsilateral paralysis - CORRECT
ANSWER-C. Ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
fMRI
,a) Can be used for sensory and language mapping
b) Detects spatical focus changes in blood flood and oxygenation
c) All are correct
d) Is part of the pre-surgical planning - CORRECT ANSWER-C. All are correct
WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbital procedure, is performed for
a) Identification of epileptic foci
b) Lateralization of the hippocampus
c) Identification of language disabilities
d) Language and memory lateralization - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Language and
memory lateralization
PET
a) Hypometabolism
b) Hypothyroid
c) Hypoperfusion
d) Hypoglycemia - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Hypometabolism
Which is not a characteristic of the RNS neurostimultor?
a) It is used as an adjunctive therapy for adults and children
b) It is placed under the scalp
c) Delivers stimulation when specific patterns are detected
d) It is used as an adjunctive therapy for adults only - CORRECT ANSWER-A. It is used
as an adjunctive therapy for adults and children
What is less invasive test for language and memory has decreased number of WADA
tests that are being conducted
a) CT scan
b) fMRI
c) PET scan
d) SPECT - CORRECT ANSWER-B. fMRI
The intracarotid amobarbital test is used to determine cerebral dominance for
a) Mathematical calculations
b) Language and memory function
c) Long - term memory
d) Language only - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Language and memory function
PET studies in children with Rasmussen's encephalitis will most likely demonstrate
a) Widespread hemispheric hypometabolism
b) Diffuse hypometabolism
c) Diffuse hypermetabolism
d) Widespread hemispheric hypermetabolism - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Widespread
hemispheric hypometabolism
Which of the following best describes frontal lobe epilepsy?
, a) May be confused with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
b) Is a very rare type of localization- related seizures
c) Is induced by hyperventilation
d) Has flashing lights similar to an aura - CORRECT ANSWER-A. May be confused with
psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
This type of surgical treatment is most beneficial for patients who have epileptic zones
arising from or overlapping with eloquent cortex
a) Focal lesion resection
b) Multilobar resection
c) Multiple subpial transaction
d) Functional hemispherectomy - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Multiple subpial transaction
A surgical treatment for Struge Weber's
a) Hemispherectomy
b) Multilobar resections
c) Multiple subpial transection
d) Focal lesion resection - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Hemispherectomy
The main difference between simple partial and complex partial is
a) Anatomic location
b) Preservation of consciousness
c) Autonomic activity
d) Focal motor activity - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Preservation of consciousness
Which of the following blood vessels is most frequently involved in cerebrovascular
accidents (CVAs)?
a) Vertical artery
b) External carotid artery
c) Internal carotid artery
d) Basiliar artery - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Internal carotid artery
An effectively known treatment option for hypothalamic hamartomas is
a) Multilobar resections
b) Gamma knife
c) Functional hemispherectomy
d) Corpus callosotomy - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Gamma Knife
Dysphasia is the characteristic clinical sign of
a) Lennox-gastaut syndrome
b) West syndrome
c) Landau-kleffner syndrome
d) JME - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Landau-kleffner syndrome
Subacute sclerosing panecephalitis (SSPE) is associated with
a) Measles
