CLTM ASAP BOARD PREP WITH A
100- PASS
Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with epilepsy? -
Answer--60%
The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: - Answer--non convulsive
What type of resection is associated with medial temporal sclerosis? -
Answer--Temporal lobectomy
The safest AED for pregnant women - Answer--Lamictal
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with - Answer--Infantile spasms
Expressive speech - Answer--Broca's area
Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with - Answer--partial seizures
Phenobarbital shows what activity? - Answer--Beta
Which medication is appropriate for treating status epilepticus? - Answer--Lorazepam
Keto diet consists of - Answer--high fat, low carbohydrates, adequate protein
Bolus of Propofol will cause: - Answer--burst suppression
,How often should Stimulation assessment be made on patients monitored in the ICU? -
Answer--Daily
The greatest utility of CEEG is in the ICU patients with: - Answer--Unexplained "spells"
such as variations in vital signs or twitching
WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbitol procedure is performed for: -
Answer--Language and memory lateralization
What less invasive test for language and memory has decreased the number of WADA
tests that are being conducted? - Answer--fMRI
PET - Answer--hypometabolism
The intracarotid ambarbital test is used to determine cerebral dominance for: -
Answer--language and memory function
WADA is associated with: - Answer--language function
What does PET stand for? - Answer--Positron Emission Tomography
Cerebral angiography prior to intracarotid amobarbital testing is necessary to assess -
Answer--arterial blood flow
SPECT stands for: - Answer--Single Photon Emitted Computed Tomography
Which type of procedure is involved during the preoperative diagnostic WADA test? -
Answer--Angiography
PET studies in a child with Rasmussen's encephalitis will most likely demonstrate: -
Answer--Widespread hemispheric hypometabolism
As part of the pre-surgical work-up, this magnetic source localization is used for spatial
and temporal functional mapping of interictal epileptiform discharges - Answer--MEG
**PET studies in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy will most likely show -
Answer--Decreased glucose uptake
Intracarotid injection of Amobarbital procedures are associated with: -
Answer--ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
, The interictal SPECT may show focal - Answer--Hypoperfusion
The goal of cortical stimulation during functional mapping is to: - Answer--identify
eloquent cortex
during a WADA test activities on one side of the brain are suspended for approximately
- Answer--4-8 minutes
The best imaging study for assessing hippocampal sclerosis - Answer--MRI
WADA is associated with what memory? - Answer--Short term memory
At what postmenstrual age (PMA) do delta brushes start to appear? - Answer--30
weeks
What is the postmenstrual age (PMA) of a neonate born at 36 weeks gestation who is
now 2 weeks old? - Answer--38 weeks
A neonates EEG pattern is evaluated based on: - Answer--postmenstural age (PMA)
Which childhood epileptic syndrome has the best prognosis? -
Answer--Panayiotopoulous syndrome
At what age would a posterior dominant rhythm be seen? - Answer--3-4 months
Aphasia is the characteristic clinical sign of: - Answer--Landau-Kleffner
Which of the following blood vessels is most frequently involved in cerebrovascular
accidents (CVA)? - Answer--Internal carotid artery
How many hours is the typical therapeutic hypothermia period for neonates with hypoxic
ischemic encephalopathy? - Answer--72 hours
A subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs: - Answer--Between the first and second layer of
meninges
Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy has seizures that occur: - Answer--during the first hour of
waking
100- PASS
Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with epilepsy? -
Answer--60%
The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: - Answer--non convulsive
What type of resection is associated with medial temporal sclerosis? -
Answer--Temporal lobectomy
The safest AED for pregnant women - Answer--Lamictal
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with - Answer--Infantile spasms
Expressive speech - Answer--Broca's area
Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with - Answer--partial seizures
Phenobarbital shows what activity? - Answer--Beta
Which medication is appropriate for treating status epilepticus? - Answer--Lorazepam
Keto diet consists of - Answer--high fat, low carbohydrates, adequate protein
Bolus of Propofol will cause: - Answer--burst suppression
,How often should Stimulation assessment be made on patients monitored in the ICU? -
Answer--Daily
The greatest utility of CEEG is in the ICU patients with: - Answer--Unexplained "spells"
such as variations in vital signs or twitching
WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbitol procedure is performed for: -
Answer--Language and memory lateralization
What less invasive test for language and memory has decreased the number of WADA
tests that are being conducted? - Answer--fMRI
PET - Answer--hypometabolism
The intracarotid ambarbital test is used to determine cerebral dominance for: -
Answer--language and memory function
WADA is associated with: - Answer--language function
What does PET stand for? - Answer--Positron Emission Tomography
Cerebral angiography prior to intracarotid amobarbital testing is necessary to assess -
Answer--arterial blood flow
SPECT stands for: - Answer--Single Photon Emitted Computed Tomography
Which type of procedure is involved during the preoperative diagnostic WADA test? -
Answer--Angiography
PET studies in a child with Rasmussen's encephalitis will most likely demonstrate: -
Answer--Widespread hemispheric hypometabolism
As part of the pre-surgical work-up, this magnetic source localization is used for spatial
and temporal functional mapping of interictal epileptiform discharges - Answer--MEG
**PET studies in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy will most likely show -
Answer--Decreased glucose uptake
Intracarotid injection of Amobarbital procedures are associated with: -
Answer--ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
, The interictal SPECT may show focal - Answer--Hypoperfusion
The goal of cortical stimulation during functional mapping is to: - Answer--identify
eloquent cortex
during a WADA test activities on one side of the brain are suspended for approximately
- Answer--4-8 minutes
The best imaging study for assessing hippocampal sclerosis - Answer--MRI
WADA is associated with what memory? - Answer--Short term memory
At what postmenstrual age (PMA) do delta brushes start to appear? - Answer--30
weeks
What is the postmenstrual age (PMA) of a neonate born at 36 weeks gestation who is
now 2 weeks old? - Answer--38 weeks
A neonates EEG pattern is evaluated based on: - Answer--postmenstural age (PMA)
Which childhood epileptic syndrome has the best prognosis? -
Answer--Panayiotopoulous syndrome
At what age would a posterior dominant rhythm be seen? - Answer--3-4 months
Aphasia is the characteristic clinical sign of: - Answer--Landau-Kleffner
Which of the following blood vessels is most frequently involved in cerebrovascular
accidents (CVA)? - Answer--Internal carotid artery
How many hours is the typical therapeutic hypothermia period for neonates with hypoxic
ischemic encephalopathy? - Answer--72 hours
A subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs: - Answer--Between the first and second layer of
meninges
Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy has seizures that occur: - Answer--during the first hour of
waking
