ABRET-EEG ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
what type of spikes are seen most often in children - ..(answers)..Rolandic Spikes
by year one what should the dominant background rhythm be - ..(answers)..5-6
Hz
what should the PDR of a awake 5 month old infant be - ..(answers)..5 Hz
what encephalopathic EEG pattern is most commonly associated with children -
..(answers)..ORIDA
onset of between 3 and 13 years
begins with sensorimotor manifestations on one side of the face and mouth
Unilateral oral paresthesias as well as facial clonic and/or tonic activity are
common
Speech arrest
hypersalivation
most common focal epilepsy of childhood
the most common focal epilepsy in adults is temporal lobe epilepsy. -
..(answers)..Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
, High voltage theta or delta waves, commonly seen in children 8-14 years of age,
accentuated by hyperventilation - ..(answers)..Posterior Slow Waves of Youth
(PSWY)
a reactive PDR to eye closure first appears around how many months of age -
..(answers)..3-6 months
what is a sign of infantile spasms in a EEG - ..(answers)..Electral decrementals
A pattern of 1-1.5 Hz activity with superimposed 8-12 hz activity that is seen in
neonates is called what - ..(answers)..delta brush
Bursts of slow waves, at times intermixed with sharp waves and intervening
periods of relative quiescence (quiet and inactive) with extreme low-amplitude
activity - ..(answers)..Trace Alternant
where are delta brushes expected to be seen in a 27 week old neonate -
..(answers)..central
delta brush patterns are commonly seen at what age - ..(answers)..32-34 weeks
In the Periods between seizures, EEG shows Irregular and disorganized activity in
the EEG. no distinguishable pattern, often seen in Infantile Spams -
..(answers)..Hypsarrhythmia
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
what type of spikes are seen most often in children - ..(answers)..Rolandic Spikes
by year one what should the dominant background rhythm be - ..(answers)..5-6
Hz
what should the PDR of a awake 5 month old infant be - ..(answers)..5 Hz
what encephalopathic EEG pattern is most commonly associated with children -
..(answers)..ORIDA
onset of between 3 and 13 years
begins with sensorimotor manifestations on one side of the face and mouth
Unilateral oral paresthesias as well as facial clonic and/or tonic activity are
common
Speech arrest
hypersalivation
most common focal epilepsy of childhood
the most common focal epilepsy in adults is temporal lobe epilepsy. -
..(answers)..Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
, High voltage theta or delta waves, commonly seen in children 8-14 years of age,
accentuated by hyperventilation - ..(answers)..Posterior Slow Waves of Youth
(PSWY)
a reactive PDR to eye closure first appears around how many months of age -
..(answers)..3-6 months
what is a sign of infantile spasms in a EEG - ..(answers)..Electral decrementals
A pattern of 1-1.5 Hz activity with superimposed 8-12 hz activity that is seen in
neonates is called what - ..(answers)..delta brush
Bursts of slow waves, at times intermixed with sharp waves and intervening
periods of relative quiescence (quiet and inactive) with extreme low-amplitude
activity - ..(answers)..Trace Alternant
where are delta brushes expected to be seen in a 27 week old neonate -
..(answers)..central
delta brush patterns are commonly seen at what age - ..(answers)..32-34 weeks
In the Periods between seizures, EEG shows Irregular and disorganized activity in
the EEG. no distinguishable pattern, often seen in Infantile Spams -
..(answers)..Hypsarrhythmia
