ABRET EEG EXAM PART 1 & 2: COMPLETE TESTBANK COMBINED |2025-2026
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The EEG of a child with benign rolandic epilepsy is most likely to show:
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C3 spikes
which of the following extra electrodes might best demonstrate the EEG
activity associated with focal motor twitching of the right corner of the
mouth? CORRECT ANSWER C5
Localized or lateralized high voltage delta: ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔cerebral abscess
Very high voltage, generalized, but anterior-dominant fast activity appearing as continuous sleep
spindles sometimes found in mental retardation has been referred to as: ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Extreme spindles
A majority of patients with arterial hypertension and acute pure motor hemiplegia an EEG will
most likely show ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔normal activity
Benign Rolandic Epilepsy ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔central-temporal spikes
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EEG pattern characteristic of West syndrome ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔hypsarrthymia
Occipital spikes in response to low frequency flashes are commonly seen in what conditions?
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔batten's disease
a 60 year old male presents with new onset dementia and myoclonus, what would you expect to
see on the EEG ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔GPD's
Meningitis ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔nuchal rigidity
Represents a poor prognosis. ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔alpha coma
EEG of Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1.5 Hz spike and wave
discharges
the interictal EEG of children with a HX of untreated febrile seizures is usually
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔normal
Eyelid myoclonia with absences, eye closure induced seizures, EEG paroxysms and
photosensitivity: ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔jeavon's syndrome
The EEG is always abnormal in ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Herpes simplex encephalitis
what effects might be seen on an EEG performed on a patient with chromic alcoholism
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔low amplitude and decreased alpha
ADA ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔arrhythmic delta activity
,which of the following represents an abnormal EEG pattern ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔alpha
frequency of 9hz in 01 and 11.5 hz in 02
the prevalent activity seen in the adult EEG recording is indicative of
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔encephalopathy
what percentage of adults have asymmetrical alpha ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔60%
Which normal waveform is NOT typically seen in the posterior leads?
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Wickets
when the posterior background rhythm does not attenuate with eye opening its referred to as
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔bancaud phenomenon
EEG with a very tense and anxious patient shows ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔widespread low voltage activity
what would you expect to see in the frontal regions of a normal adult
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔low voltage fast activity and eye movement artifact
Normal EEG In adults of 70 or older is similar to those younger with the following exception
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔REM sleep is less than 20% of total sleep time
LPD's ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔lateralized periodic discharges
an abrnormal EEG finding in an awake 55 year old patient would be ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔delta activity
, lOMoAR cPSD| 57394295
If an 8 year old child develops high voltage bilateral delta activity maximal in the posterior
regions during hyperventilation, it most likely indicates ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔normal
hyperventilation response infantile spams ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔electrodecremental
event
High voltage theta or delta waves, commonly seen in children 8-14 years, accentuated by
hyperventilation: ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔posterior slow waves of youth PSWY
which of the following is the most likely posterior dominant rhythm in an awake 5-month old
infant ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔5 Hz
sphenoidal electrodes are used to record activity from the ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔anterior temporal lobes
what additional electrodes could be placed to help decipher between artifact and cortical activity
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔EOG electrodes
what type of monitoring would be useful in an EEG with a patient experiencing syncope?
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ECG
an abbreviated 10-20 placement, respiration, ECG and EOG monitors should be used when
recording ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔neonates
what additional monitoring should be done in a middle age patient who repeatedly alerts from
sleep during the EEG? ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Respiration
brain abscess ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔focal polymorphic delta activity Cortical EEG
recordings can be obscured in patients who are tense and anxious due to ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔myogenic artifact
LATEST UPDATED|REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED
CORRECT | 100% VERFIED SOLUTIONS | ALREADY GRADED A+
The EEG of a child with benign rolandic epilepsy is most likely to show:
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C3 spikes
which of the following extra electrodes might best demonstrate the EEG
activity associated with focal motor twitching of the right corner of the
mouth? CORRECT ANSWER C5
Localized or lateralized high voltage delta: ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔cerebral abscess
Very high voltage, generalized, but anterior-dominant fast activity appearing as continuous sleep
spindles sometimes found in mental retardation has been referred to as: ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Extreme spindles
A majority of patients with arterial hypertension and acute pure motor hemiplegia an EEG will
most likely show ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔normal activity
Benign Rolandic Epilepsy ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔central-temporal spikes
, lOMoAR cPSD| 57394295
EEG pattern characteristic of West syndrome ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔hypsarrthymia
Occipital spikes in response to low frequency flashes are commonly seen in what conditions?
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔batten's disease
a 60 year old male presents with new onset dementia and myoclonus, what would you expect to
see on the EEG ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔GPD's
Meningitis ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔nuchal rigidity
Represents a poor prognosis. ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔alpha coma
EEG of Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1.5 Hz spike and wave
discharges
the interictal EEG of children with a HX of untreated febrile seizures is usually
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔normal
Eyelid myoclonia with absences, eye closure induced seizures, EEG paroxysms and
photosensitivity: ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔jeavon's syndrome
The EEG is always abnormal in ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Herpes simplex encephalitis
what effects might be seen on an EEG performed on a patient with chromic alcoholism
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔low amplitude and decreased alpha
ADA ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔arrhythmic delta activity
,which of the following represents an abnormal EEG pattern ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔alpha
frequency of 9hz in 01 and 11.5 hz in 02
the prevalent activity seen in the adult EEG recording is indicative of
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔encephalopathy
what percentage of adults have asymmetrical alpha ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔60%
Which normal waveform is NOT typically seen in the posterior leads?
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Wickets
when the posterior background rhythm does not attenuate with eye opening its referred to as
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔bancaud phenomenon
EEG with a very tense and anxious patient shows ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔widespread low voltage activity
what would you expect to see in the frontal regions of a normal adult
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔low voltage fast activity and eye movement artifact
Normal EEG In adults of 70 or older is similar to those younger with the following exception
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔REM sleep is less than 20% of total sleep time
LPD's ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔lateralized periodic discharges
an abrnormal EEG finding in an awake 55 year old patient would be ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔delta activity
, lOMoAR cPSD| 57394295
If an 8 year old child develops high voltage bilateral delta activity maximal in the posterior
regions during hyperventilation, it most likely indicates ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔normal
hyperventilation response infantile spams ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔electrodecremental
event
High voltage theta or delta waves, commonly seen in children 8-14 years, accentuated by
hyperventilation: ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔posterior slow waves of youth PSWY
which of the following is the most likely posterior dominant rhythm in an awake 5-month old
infant ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔5 Hz
sphenoidal electrodes are used to record activity from the ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔anterior temporal lobes
what additional electrodes could be placed to help decipher between artifact and cortical activity
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔EOG electrodes
what type of monitoring would be useful in an EEG with a patient experiencing syncope?
✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ECG
an abbreviated 10-20 placement, respiration, ECG and EOG monitors should be used when
recording ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔neonates
what additional monitoring should be done in a middle age patient who repeatedly alerts from
sleep during the EEG? ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Respiration
brain abscess ✔✔CORRECT ANSWER✔✔focal polymorphic delta activity Cortical EEG
recordings can be obscured in patients who are tense and anxious due to ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔myogenic artifact
