EEG Board Exam (Latest 2026 Update) |
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‣ Patient's with Rett's syndrome usually develop normally until age
what?
a. 18-24 months
b. 3-6 months
c. 6-18 months
d. 2-4 years ✓✓c. 6-18 months
‣ Which of the following is most likely to be associated with a normal
EEG?
a. left frontal subdural hematoma
b. left frontal abscess
c. acoustic neuroma
d. cerebellar abscess ✓✓d. cerebellar abscess
‣ During an absence seizure the technologist should?
a. stop recording and go to the patient's aid
b. turn the patients head to the left
c. test the patients level of consciousness
,d. insert a tongue blade in the patients mouth ✓✓c. test the level of
patients consciousness
‣ Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with :
a. Absence seizures
b. Atonic seizures
c. Infantile spasms
d. Gelastic seizures ✓✓c. Infantile spasms
‣ Damage to wernicke's area may result in:
a. Receptive aphasia
b. Anoxia
c. ataxia
d. Expressive aphasia ✓✓a. receptive aphasia
‣ A spike or sharp wave results from?
a. asynchronous activation of neurons
b. depolarization of neurons
c. repolarization of neurons
d. synchronous activation of multiple neurons. ✓✓d. synchronous
activation of multiple neurons
‣ Papilledema is most common in which of the following conditions?
,a. huntington chorea
b. posterior fossa tumor
c. temporal lobe seizures
d. sturge-weber syndrome ✓✓b. posterior fossa tumor
‣ Used to localize site of seizure onset by looking for area of
hyperperfusion;
a. ct
b. interictal pet
c. ictal spect
d. MRI ✓✓c. ictal spect
‣ Collateral perfusion is maintained by? ✓✓circle of willis
‣ The neurological examination is most likely to be abnormal in patients
with:
a. absence seizures
b. juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
c. lennox-gastaut syndrome
d. rolandic epilepsy ✓✓c. lennox gastaut syndrome
‣ If a patient has a circumference measurement of 55cm, which of the
following interelectrode distances can be calculated?
a. c3 to cz
, b. o1 to o2
c. fz to oz
d. f7 to fz ✓✓b. o1 to o2
‣ The neurotransmitter that is lacking in the brain of patients with
parkinson's disease is? ✓✓dopamine
‣ which of the following separates the motor cortex from the sensory
cortex? ✓✓Rolandic fissure
‣ The onset of sturge-weber disease is typically during?
a. adolescence
b. adulthood
c. elderly
d. infancy ✓✓d. infancy
‣ consciousness
a. striate cortex
b. reticular formation
c. cerebellum
d. basal ganglia ✓✓b. reticular formation
‣ which is not a risk factor for JME?
Complete Guide with Questions and
Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade
A+
‣ Patient's with Rett's syndrome usually develop normally until age
what?
a. 18-24 months
b. 3-6 months
c. 6-18 months
d. 2-4 years ✓✓c. 6-18 months
‣ Which of the following is most likely to be associated with a normal
EEG?
a. left frontal subdural hematoma
b. left frontal abscess
c. acoustic neuroma
d. cerebellar abscess ✓✓d. cerebellar abscess
‣ During an absence seizure the technologist should?
a. stop recording and go to the patient's aid
b. turn the patients head to the left
c. test the patients level of consciousness
,d. insert a tongue blade in the patients mouth ✓✓c. test the level of
patients consciousness
‣ Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with :
a. Absence seizures
b. Atonic seizures
c. Infantile spasms
d. Gelastic seizures ✓✓c. Infantile spasms
‣ Damage to wernicke's area may result in:
a. Receptive aphasia
b. Anoxia
c. ataxia
d. Expressive aphasia ✓✓a. receptive aphasia
‣ A spike or sharp wave results from?
a. asynchronous activation of neurons
b. depolarization of neurons
c. repolarization of neurons
d. synchronous activation of multiple neurons. ✓✓d. synchronous
activation of multiple neurons
‣ Papilledema is most common in which of the following conditions?
,a. huntington chorea
b. posterior fossa tumor
c. temporal lobe seizures
d. sturge-weber syndrome ✓✓b. posterior fossa tumor
‣ Used to localize site of seizure onset by looking for area of
hyperperfusion;
a. ct
b. interictal pet
c. ictal spect
d. MRI ✓✓c. ictal spect
‣ Collateral perfusion is maintained by? ✓✓circle of willis
‣ The neurological examination is most likely to be abnormal in patients
with:
a. absence seizures
b. juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
c. lennox-gastaut syndrome
d. rolandic epilepsy ✓✓c. lennox gastaut syndrome
‣ If a patient has a circumference measurement of 55cm, which of the
following interelectrode distances can be calculated?
a. c3 to cz
, b. o1 to o2
c. fz to oz
d. f7 to fz ✓✓b. o1 to o2
‣ The neurotransmitter that is lacking in the brain of patients with
parkinson's disease is? ✓✓dopamine
‣ which of the following separates the motor cortex from the sensory
cortex? ✓✓Rolandic fissure
‣ The onset of sturge-weber disease is typically during?
a. adolescence
b. adulthood
c. elderly
d. infancy ✓✓d. infancy
‣ consciousness
a. striate cortex
b. reticular formation
c. cerebellum
d. basal ganglia ✓✓b. reticular formation
‣ which is not a risk factor for JME?
