ABRET EEG EXAM TEST BANK WITH 400 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+/ ABRET EEG EXAM
PREP LATEST 2025/2026 (QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS)
Which is most important to document in the history of your EEG?
A. Skull defects
B. Neuropathy
C. Last surgery
D. Presence of sleep apnea
A. Skull defects
2. A patient with a right hemiparesis most likely has a lesion of the let:
A. Superior temporal gyrus
B. Parietal lobe
C. Frontal lobe
D. Cerebellum
C. Frontal lobe
3. Which of the following begins with the head and eyes turning to the side?
A. Absence seizure
B. Focal sensory seizure
C. Adversive seizure
D. Myoclonic seizure
C. Adversive seizure
Absence seizure- starring
Focal sensory seizure-numbness, tingling, crawling sensation, "pins and needles" feeling, and rarely,
as pain or thermal sensations
Myoclonic seizure- involves muscle movements (usually in teens)
Which is most important to document in the history of your EEG patient?
A. Cardiac history
B. Head circumference
C. Psychiatric history
D. Last seizure
D. Last seizure
,What is most prominent clinical feature of Dilantin toxicity?
A. Weakness
B. Ataxia
C. Postural tremor
D. Behavior changes
B. Ataxia
6. Which of the following should be documented in the history ?
A. The patient had dialysis this morning
B. The patient did not sleep during the recording
C. The patient is nauseated
D. The patient donated blood prior to the EEG
A. The patient had dialysis this morning
In evaluating abnormal EEG discharges it is most important to document:
A. Heart rate and blood pressure
B. Last meal and handedness
C. Level of consciousness and movements
D. Current medications and dosages
C. Level of consciousness and movements
Which of the following test will assist in determining cerebral hemisphere language dominance?
A. Ictal-Interictal SPECT Scan
B. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
C. Computerized axial tomography
D. Intracarotid sodium amytal(WADA)
D. Intracarotid sodium amytal(WADA)
Using the International 10-20 electrode placements, if the distance from nasion to inion is 34 cm,
what is the distance from FZ TO OZ?
A. 30.6 cm
B. 23.8 cm
C. 20.4 cm
D. 27.2 cm
C. 20.4 cm
Which electrode type gives the LEAST distortion of low frequencies?
A. Gold
B. Platinum
,C. Silver-silver chloride
D. Stainless steel
C. Silver-silver chloride
If the nasion to inion measurement is 40 cm, what is the distance between Cz and Pz ?
A. 2cm
B. 20 cm
C. 8 cm
D. 4 cm
C. 8 cm
What is the typical clinical presentation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?
A. Mild dementia, focal seizures, gradual improvement after treatment
B. Progressive dementia, bilateral rigidity and myoclonus, stupor, death
C. Seizures, dementia, coma, chronic vegetative state
D. Weakness, choreiform movements, blindness, death
B. Progressive dementia, bilateral rigidity and myoclonus, stupor, death
In the International 10-20 electrode placements, C6 is located on which side of the head?
A. Anterior
B. Right
C. Posterior
D. Left
B. Right
The onset of Sturge-Weber disease is typically during:
A. Adulthood
B. Infancy
C. Elderly
D. Adolescence
B. Infancy
While preforming an EEG hookup, C4 must be moved 1cm posteriorly due to an incision on the
patient's scalp. What else must the technologist do?
A. Move F4 1 cm posteriorly
B. Move no other electrodes other than C4
C. Move all electrodes 1 cm posteriorly
D. Move C3 1 cm posteriorly
D. Move C3 1 cm posteriorly
, If the distance from the right preauricular to the right outer canthus measures 9 cm, where should
electrode T2 be placed?
A. 1 cm from the right outer canthus and 1 cm down
B. 3 cm out from the right outer canthus and 1 cm up
C. 3 cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm up
D. 1 cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm down
C. 3 cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm up
If a patient has a circumference measurement of 55 cm , which of the following interelectrode
distances can be calculated?
A. F7 to Fz
B. Fz to Oz
C. C3 to Cz
D. O1 to O2
D. O1 to O2
Using the International 10-20 electrode placements, if the distance from Fp2 to F4 is 5.5 cm, what
is the distance from P4 to O2?
A.2.5 cm
B. 7.5 cm
C. 11.0 cm
D. 5.5 cm
D. 5.5 cm
FT9 or T1 and FT10 or T2 electrodes record from the:
A. Nasopharynx
B. Posterior temporal lobe
C. Sphenoid sinuses
D. Anterior temporal lobe
D. Anterior temporal lobe
When a large amount of electrode paste is used to hold EEG electrodes in place, the total
recording area will be the:
A. Diameter of the EEG electrode
B. Total scalp surface area of the paste
C. Inner plus outer surface area of the EEG electrode
D. Inner surface area of the electrode
B. Total scalp surface area of the paste
AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+/ ABRET EEG EXAM
PREP LATEST 2025/2026 (QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS)
Which is most important to document in the history of your EEG?
A. Skull defects
B. Neuropathy
C. Last surgery
D. Presence of sleep apnea
A. Skull defects
2. A patient with a right hemiparesis most likely has a lesion of the let:
A. Superior temporal gyrus
B. Parietal lobe
C. Frontal lobe
D. Cerebellum
C. Frontal lobe
3. Which of the following begins with the head and eyes turning to the side?
A. Absence seizure
B. Focal sensory seizure
C. Adversive seizure
D. Myoclonic seizure
C. Adversive seizure
Absence seizure- starring
Focal sensory seizure-numbness, tingling, crawling sensation, "pins and needles" feeling, and rarely,
as pain or thermal sensations
Myoclonic seizure- involves muscle movements (usually in teens)
Which is most important to document in the history of your EEG patient?
A. Cardiac history
B. Head circumference
C. Psychiatric history
D. Last seizure
D. Last seizure
,What is most prominent clinical feature of Dilantin toxicity?
A. Weakness
B. Ataxia
C. Postural tremor
D. Behavior changes
B. Ataxia
6. Which of the following should be documented in the history ?
A. The patient had dialysis this morning
B. The patient did not sleep during the recording
C. The patient is nauseated
D. The patient donated blood prior to the EEG
A. The patient had dialysis this morning
In evaluating abnormal EEG discharges it is most important to document:
A. Heart rate and blood pressure
B. Last meal and handedness
C. Level of consciousness and movements
D. Current medications and dosages
C. Level of consciousness and movements
Which of the following test will assist in determining cerebral hemisphere language dominance?
A. Ictal-Interictal SPECT Scan
B. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
C. Computerized axial tomography
D. Intracarotid sodium amytal(WADA)
D. Intracarotid sodium amytal(WADA)
Using the International 10-20 electrode placements, if the distance from nasion to inion is 34 cm,
what is the distance from FZ TO OZ?
A. 30.6 cm
B. 23.8 cm
C. 20.4 cm
D. 27.2 cm
C. 20.4 cm
Which electrode type gives the LEAST distortion of low frequencies?
A. Gold
B. Platinum
,C. Silver-silver chloride
D. Stainless steel
C. Silver-silver chloride
If the nasion to inion measurement is 40 cm, what is the distance between Cz and Pz ?
A. 2cm
B. 20 cm
C. 8 cm
D. 4 cm
C. 8 cm
What is the typical clinical presentation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?
A. Mild dementia, focal seizures, gradual improvement after treatment
B. Progressive dementia, bilateral rigidity and myoclonus, stupor, death
C. Seizures, dementia, coma, chronic vegetative state
D. Weakness, choreiform movements, blindness, death
B. Progressive dementia, bilateral rigidity and myoclonus, stupor, death
In the International 10-20 electrode placements, C6 is located on which side of the head?
A. Anterior
B. Right
C. Posterior
D. Left
B. Right
The onset of Sturge-Weber disease is typically during:
A. Adulthood
B. Infancy
C. Elderly
D. Adolescence
B. Infancy
While preforming an EEG hookup, C4 must be moved 1cm posteriorly due to an incision on the
patient's scalp. What else must the technologist do?
A. Move F4 1 cm posteriorly
B. Move no other electrodes other than C4
C. Move all electrodes 1 cm posteriorly
D. Move C3 1 cm posteriorly
D. Move C3 1 cm posteriorly
, If the distance from the right preauricular to the right outer canthus measures 9 cm, where should
electrode T2 be placed?
A. 1 cm from the right outer canthus and 1 cm down
B. 3 cm out from the right outer canthus and 1 cm up
C. 3 cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm up
D. 1 cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm down
C. 3 cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm up
If a patient has a circumference measurement of 55 cm , which of the following interelectrode
distances can be calculated?
A. F7 to Fz
B. Fz to Oz
C. C3 to Cz
D. O1 to O2
D. O1 to O2
Using the International 10-20 electrode placements, if the distance from Fp2 to F4 is 5.5 cm, what
is the distance from P4 to O2?
A.2.5 cm
B. 7.5 cm
C. 11.0 cm
D. 5.5 cm
D. 5.5 cm
FT9 or T1 and FT10 or T2 electrodes record from the:
A. Nasopharynx
B. Posterior temporal lobe
C. Sphenoid sinuses
D. Anterior temporal lobe
D. Anterior temporal lobe
When a large amount of electrode paste is used to hold EEG electrodes in place, the total
recording area will be the:
A. Diameter of the EEG electrode
B. Total scalp surface area of the paste
C. Inner plus outer surface area of the EEG electrode
D. Inner surface area of the electrode
B. Total scalp surface area of the paste
