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ABRET EEG Review Questions & 100% Correct Answers ABRET EEG Review Questions & 100% Correct Answers The basic unit for measuring current flow is____. c weight b.Coulomb c.Volt d.Ampere - ANSWER- Ampere The basic unit of resistance is____. a.Ohm b.Coulomb c.Ampere d.Volt - ANSWER- Ohm Which of the following is not a valid expression of Ohm's law? (in this equation E (electromotive force) is the dame as V (Voltage) a. R = E I or (R = V I) b. E = I R or (V = I R) c. I = E ...

What environmental factors enhance lambda? a. low illumination visual scene b. noxious stimuli c. loud sounds d. scanning high complexity visual scene Answer scanning high complexity visual scene What is the electrical abnormality associated with breach rhythm? a. a focal high voltage electrical generator in the cortex b. a focal low impedance swelling of the scalp c. a focal high impedance pathway through the skull d. a focal low impedance pathway through the skull Answer a focal...

What is the effect of Phenobarbital on the EEG? Answer Increased beta activity A disease occurring only in females characterized by normal development until 6 to 18 months of age, after which there is a quick deterioration of mental abilities. Answer Rett Syndrome First clinical sign of Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is: Answer Aphasia The etiology most commonly associated with LPDs/PLEDS is: Answer Ischemic Stroke Wernickes area lies in the: Answer Posterior part of the superior tem...

Nyquist Theory Answer The specification of the minimum sampling rate used, in relation to the highest frequency signal recorded The sample rate must be twice that of the highest frequency to be recorded. For LFF, the corresponding time constants for LFF cutout freq. of 3 hz would be __ Answer .05 seconds The most prominent clinical feature of Dilantin toxicity? Answer Ataxia Ataxia Answer lack of muscle coordination Agnosia Answer the inability to recognize familiar objects. Apra...

answers The basic unit for measuring current flow is A. atomic weight B. Coulomb C. Volt D. Ampere Answer D. Ampere The basic unit of resistance A. Ohm B. Coulomb C. Ampere D. Volt Answer A. Ohm Which of the following is not a valid expression of Ohm's law? A. R=EI or (R=VI) B. E=IR or (V=IR) C. I= E/R or (I=V/R) D. R= E/I or (R= V/I) Answer A. R=EI or (R=VI) Which of the following is not a unit for measuring alternating frequencies A. Cycles per second B. Volts ...

When the posterior background rhythm does not attenuate with eye opening it is referred to as: Answer Bancaud Phenomenon activation procedures should be AVOIDED in a patient with a recent intracranial hemorrhage? Answer Hyperventilation What is the indentation between the nose and the forehead? Answer Nasion BENIGN EPILEPTIFORM TRANSIENTS OF SLEEP Answer peak at 30-60 years Which of the following time constants would best display delta activity? Answer 1.0 second STAGE N3 (STAGE 3...

Agnosia answer the inability to recognize familiar objects. Apraxia answer difficulty with motor planning to perform tasks or movements (your brain knows but it cant carry out) How often does osha check leakage of current answer semiannually What kind of seizure begins with the head and eyes turning to one side answer adversive seizure What dysfunction is indicated by the presence of unilateral babinski signs answer pyramidal tract dysfunction What is the unilateral babinski signs...

Once EEG data is acquired there is an expectation that the information will be protected. This means Answer all staff are accountable for protecting the patient confidentiality Temporal Lobe Epilepsy accounts for what % of all patients with epilepsy? Answer 60% Precocious puberty is associated with pathology of the Answer hypothalamus What clinical signs are expected to be seen if a patient has a stroke involving the left anterior cerebral artery? Answer Right lower extremity sensory lo...

What info do you need to calculate sensitivity? Answer Deflection (mm) and Voltage (uV) Normal alpha in an adult should NOT be seen in the... Answer Frontal head region What disease is caused by a proteinaceous particle or prion? Answer Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Syringomyelia is... Answer An abnormal cavity or cyst in the spinal cord Spinocerebellar degeneration Answer Friedreich's Ataxia Without dietetic treatment, this hereditary disease may cause mental retardation and infanti...

Through what opening do the lateral ventricles merge with the third ventricle? a. foramen of magendie b. aqueduct of sylvius c. foramen of luschka d. foramen of munro Answer foramen of munro Where is the cingulate cortex located in relation to the corpus collosum? a. inferiorly b. superiorly c. laterally d. medially Answer superiorly Cranial Nerves a. six have both sensory and motor functions b. all have both sensory and motor functions c. two have both sensory and motor ...

correct answers The activity in the red box would be best describes as: a. EMG b. RTTD c. EKG d. BETS Answer EMG Which of the following is characteristic of triphasic waves? a. They have a sharp initial positive phase b. They are posterior dominant c. They have a time lag from frontal to posterior head regions d. They are usually unilateral Answer They have a time lag from frontal to posterior head regions What is happening in the first 2 seconds and the last 2 seconds in the ...