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ABRET EXAM Part 1 Questions and
Answers
cruezfeldt jakob disease
Ans: -prion diseases, inherited or occur spontaneously or when in
contact with disease
-periodic sharp waves
deja vu
Ans: focal seizures
CT
Ans: this study would be useful for acute head trauma
fMRI
Ans: functional MRI
SCOTOMA
Ans: area of visual loss
ICTAL EEG
Ans: time during the event
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with
Ans: infantile spasms
Used to localize site of seizure onset by looking for area of
hyperperfusion
Ans: Ictal SPECT
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Homonyous Hemianopsia
Ans: loss of the left or right visual field in both eyes
Dysarthria
Ans: impaired speech
the EEG is most useful in evaluating
Ans: seizure disorders
Ictal
Ans: during
which of the following test will assist in determining cerebral
hemisphere language dominance
Ans: intercarotid sodium amytal (WADA)
DIPLOPIA
Ans: double vision
the acronym used to describe distinctive EEG waves or complexes
that occur between seizures and are distingushed from the
background
Ans: IED's (interictal epileptiform discharges
PROXIMAL
Ans: near to
atonic
Ans: loss of muscle tone
which of the following should be documented in the history
Ans: the patient had dialysis this morning
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which Is the most important to document in the history of your
EEG
Ans: last seizure
which Is the most important to document in the history of your
EEG
Ans: skull defects
what is the most prominent clinical feature of dilantin toxicity
Ans: ataxia
which of the following begins with head and eyes turning to one
side
Ans: adversive seizure
a patient with right hemiparesis most likely has a lesion on the
left
Ans: fronta lobe
In evaluating abnormal EEG discharges it is most important to
document
Ans: level of consciousness and movements
ACTH
Ans: infantile spasms
With rapidly increasing dosage, which of the following
medications will have the most sedative effect on the patient?
Ans: barbituates
used in treatment of infantile spasms
Ans: ACTH
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ABRET EXAM Part 1 Questions and
Answers
cruezfeldt jakob disease
Ans: -prion diseases, inherited or occur spontaneously or when in
contact with disease
-periodic sharp waves
deja vu
Ans: focal seizures
CT
Ans: this study would be useful for acute head trauma
fMRI
Ans: functional MRI
SCOTOMA
Ans: area of visual loss
ICTAL EEG
Ans: time during the event
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with
Ans: infantile spasms
Used to localize site of seizure onset by looking for area of
hyperperfusion
Ans: Ictal SPECT
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Homonyous Hemianopsia
Ans: loss of the left or right visual field in both eyes
Dysarthria
Ans: impaired speech
the EEG is most useful in evaluating
Ans: seizure disorders
Ictal
Ans: during
which of the following test will assist in determining cerebral
hemisphere language dominance
Ans: intercarotid sodium amytal (WADA)
DIPLOPIA
Ans: double vision
the acronym used to describe distinctive EEG waves or complexes
that occur between seizures and are distingushed from the
background
Ans: IED's (interictal epileptiform discharges
PROXIMAL
Ans: near to
atonic
Ans: loss of muscle tone
which of the following should be documented in the history
Ans: the patient had dialysis this morning
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which Is the most important to document in the history of your
EEG
Ans: last seizure
which Is the most important to document in the history of your
EEG
Ans: skull defects
what is the most prominent clinical feature of dilantin toxicity
Ans: ataxia
which of the following begins with head and eyes turning to one
side
Ans: adversive seizure
a patient with right hemiparesis most likely has a lesion on the
left
Ans: fronta lobe
In evaluating abnormal EEG discharges it is most important to
document
Ans: level of consciousness and movements
ACTH
Ans: infantile spasms
With rapidly increasing dosage, which of the following
medications will have the most sedative effect on the patient?
Ans: barbituates
used in treatment of infantile spasms
Ans: ACTH
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