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Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Latest Update Attained Grade A+
A 40 year old is experiencing an epigastric aura, which EEG contacts would most
likely show an abnormality - ANSWER--36-44
The Rolandic fissure separates the: - ANSWER--Precentral and postcentral gyrus
Which contacts would show an abnormality if the patient was experiencing
expressive aphasia - ANSWER--33-34
The common goal of functional mapping is to identify: - ANSWER--Sensorimotor
and language area
What functions as the lowest risk of being affected if a temporal lobectomy is
performed in the dominant hemisphere? - ANSWER--Supplementary Motor
Deficits
If a patient was experiencing tongue numbness, which contacts would most likely
show an EEG abnormality? - ANSWER--28-29
Cortical responses recorded over the primary somatosensory cortex to median
,SSEPs are: - ANSWER--Negative near field responses
,What is the gold standard test for identifying the motor cortex? - ANSWER--Direct
cortical stimulation
Thrombosis of the anterior cerebral artery is most likely to cause: - ANSWER--
Contralateral lower extremity weakness
The primary motor and sensory cortices surround what landmark? - ANSWER--
Central Sulcus
The tracts connecting the right and left hemispheres are called the: - ANSWER--
corpus callosum
The central sulcus divides what areas in the cortex? - ANSWER--Frontal and
parietal lobes
Brocas area lies in the: - ANSWER--Posterior part of the inferior frontal gyrus
Which contacts would most likely show an abnormality if the patient was
experiencing receptive aphasia - ANSWER--38-46
What type of seizure often consists of early and prominent motor activity? -
ANSWER--Frontal lobe
, The physiologic substrate of clinical seizure activity is: - ANSWER--Abnormal
neuronal discharge
What electrodes can be used to map the central sulcus? - ANSWER--Grid or strip
electrodes
Depth electrodes are best for recording from the: - ANSWER--Hippocampal area
Which sub zone of the epileptogenic zone is considered the gold standard for
localization? - ANSWER--Ictal onset
Dammage to Broca's area may result in: - ANSWER--Expressive aphasia
Cross communication between blood vessels is called: - ANSWER--Anastomosis
Damage to Wernicke's area may result in: - ANSWER--Receptive aphasia
Cervical myelopathy may inhibit - ANSWER--Sensorimotor localization
AND ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL) BOARD
Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Latest Update Attained Grade A+
A 40 year old is experiencing an epigastric aura, which EEG contacts would most
likely show an abnormality - ANSWER--36-44
The Rolandic fissure separates the: - ANSWER--Precentral and postcentral gyrus
Which contacts would show an abnormality if the patient was experiencing
expressive aphasia - ANSWER--33-34
The common goal of functional mapping is to identify: - ANSWER--Sensorimotor
and language area
What functions as the lowest risk of being affected if a temporal lobectomy is
performed in the dominant hemisphere? - ANSWER--Supplementary Motor
Deficits
If a patient was experiencing tongue numbness, which contacts would most likely
show an EEG abnormality? - ANSWER--28-29
Cortical responses recorded over the primary somatosensory cortex to median
,SSEPs are: - ANSWER--Negative near field responses
,What is the gold standard test for identifying the motor cortex? - ANSWER--Direct
cortical stimulation
Thrombosis of the anterior cerebral artery is most likely to cause: - ANSWER--
Contralateral lower extremity weakness
The primary motor and sensory cortices surround what landmark? - ANSWER--
Central Sulcus
The tracts connecting the right and left hemispheres are called the: - ANSWER--
corpus callosum
The central sulcus divides what areas in the cortex? - ANSWER--Frontal and
parietal lobes
Brocas area lies in the: - ANSWER--Posterior part of the inferior frontal gyrus
Which contacts would most likely show an abnormality if the patient was
experiencing receptive aphasia - ANSWER--38-46
What type of seizure often consists of early and prominent motor activity? -
ANSWER--Frontal lobe
, The physiologic substrate of clinical seizure activity is: - ANSWER--Abnormal
neuronal discharge
What electrodes can be used to map the central sulcus? - ANSWER--Grid or strip
electrodes
Depth electrodes are best for recording from the: - ANSWER--Hippocampal area
Which sub zone of the epileptogenic zone is considered the gold standard for
localization? - ANSWER--Ictal onset
Dammage to Broca's area may result in: - ANSWER--Expressive aphasia
Cross communication between blood vessels is called: - ANSWER--Anastomosis
Damage to Wernicke's area may result in: - ANSWER--Receptive aphasia
Cervical myelopathy may inhibit - ANSWER--Sensorimotor localization
