CLTM BOARD TEST EXAM BANK ACCURATE CURRENTLY TESTING EXAM 2 VERSIONS WITH ACTUAL EXAM 420 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS RATED A+

CLTM BOARD TEST EXAM BANK
ACCURATE CURRENTLY TESTING
EXAM 2 VERSIONS WITH ACTUAL
EXAM 420 QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS RATED A+
VERSION 1
"The interictal SPECT may show focal - CORRECT ANSWER=> Hypoperfusion"

"The goal of cortical stimulation during functional mapping is to: - CORRECT ANSWER=> identify
eloquent cortex"

"during a WADA test activities on one side of the brain are suspended for approximately -
CORRECT ANSWER=> 4-8 minutes"


"The best imaging study for assessing hippocampal sclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER=> MRI"

"WADA is associated with what memory? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Short term memory"

"At what postmenstrual age (PMA) do delta brushes start to appear? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 30
weeks"

"What is the postmenstrual age (PMA) of a neonate born at 36 weeks gestation who is now 2
weeks old? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 38 weeks"

"A neonates EEG pattern is evaluated based on: - CORRECT ANSWER=> postmenstural age (PMA)"

"Which childhood epileptic syndrome has the best prognosis? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Panayiotopoulous syndrome"

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,"At what age would a posterior dominant rhythm be seen? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 3-4 months"

"Aphasia is the characteristic clinical sign of: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Landau-Kleffner"

"Which of the following blood vessels is most frequently involved in cerebrovascular accidents
(CVA)? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Internal carotid artery"

"How many hours is the typical therapeutic hypothermia period for neonates with hypoxic
ischemic encephalopathy? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 72 hours"

"A subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Between the first and second layer
of meninges"

"Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy has seizures that occur: - CORRECT ANSWER=> during the first hour
of waking"

"This type of surgical treatment is most beneficial for patients who have epileptic zones arising
from or overlapping with eloquent cortex - CORRECT ANSWER=> Multiple Subpial Transection"

"Hyothalamic Hamartomas are associated with: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Gelastic seizures"

"Which type of epilepsy may be confused with psychogenic non epileptic seizures? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Frontal lobe epilepsy"


"Lennox- Gastaut Syndrome is associated with what type of seizures? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Atypical Absence"

"An effectively known treatment option for Hypothalamic Hamartomas is: - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Gamma Knife"

"Landau-Kleffner syndrome is associated with what type of symptom? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Aphasia"

"The main difference between simple partial and complex partial is: - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Preservation of consciousness"




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,"A postictal impairment of function within a discrete region or regions of the brain: - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Todd's paralysis"


"A surgical treatment for Storage Webers: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Hemispherectomy"

"Subacute sclerosis panencephalitis (SSPE) is associated with: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Measles"

"According to the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC), the main difference between
a level 3 and a level 4 Epilepsy Center is that a Level 3 center: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Is not able to
perform intracranial evaluations and is not able to offer complex resective epilepsy surgery"

"Steven-Johnson syndrome is common in critically ill ICU patients. It is a: - CORRECT ANSWER=>
type of severe skin reaction"

"What is the first defense for minimizing the spread of infection? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Handwashing"

"Vector born transmissions occur: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Through animals and insects"

"Bacterial spores are destroyed by: - CORRECT ANSWER=> sterilization"

"What is the maximum allowable instrument leakage current when recording from a patient
with invasive monitoring electrodes? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 10 microamps"

"Uncommon and non-traumatic death that occurs suddenly and unexpectedly with epilepsy
who were otherwise previously healthy? - CORRECT ANSWER=> SUDEP"

"Which precautions should be taken to prevent SUDEP? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Monitor cardia
and oxygen saturation"

"An appropriate time base for sensory-monitor localization would be - CORRECT ANSWER=> 50
sec"

"A 37 year old female is experiencing an auditory aura where she is hearing buzzing in her ears.
Which, contacts would most likely show an EEG abnormality? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 44-45"

"Basal extra cranial electrodes for recording medial temporal or frontal discharges are placed in
the region of the: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Foramen ovale"

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, "A 40 year old is experiencing an epigastric aura, which EEG contacts would most likely show an
abnormality - CORRECT ANSWER=> 36-44"

"The Rolandic fissure separates the: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Precentral and postcentral gyrus"

"Which contacts would show an abnormality if the patient was experiencing expressive aphasia
- CORRECT ANSWER=> 33-34"

"The common goal of functional mapping is to identify: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Sensorimotor and
language area"

"What functions as the lowest risk of being affected if a temporal lobectomy is performed in the
dominant hemisphere? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Supplementary Motor Deficits"

"If a patient was experiencing tongue numbness, which contacts would most likely show an EEG
abnormality? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 28-29"

"Cortical responses recorded over the primary somatosensory cortex to median SSEPs are: -
CORRECT ANSWER=> Negative near field responses"


"What is the gold standard test for identifying the motor cortex? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Direct
cortical stimulation"

"Thrombosis of the anterior cerebral artery is most likely to cause: - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Contralateral lower extremity weakness"

"The primary motor and sensory cortices surround what landmark? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Central Sulcus"

"The tracts connecting the right and left hemispheres are called the: - CORRECT ANSWER=>
corpus callosum"

"The central sulcus divides what areas in the cortex? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Frontal and parietal
lobes"

"Brocas area lies in the: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Posterior part of the inferior frontal gyrus"



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