EEG BOARDS PART 2 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is associated with: CORRECT ANSWER Measles Localized or lateralized high voltage delta is seen in: CORRECT ANSWER Cerebral abscess The EEG of a patient with meningitis is most likely to show: CORRECT ANSWER Slowing Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges are often seen in: CORRECT ANSWER Herpes simplex encephalitis Slow spike-and-wave complexes are characteristic of: CORRECT ANSWER Lennox-Gastaut syndrome A disease that presents with an acoustic startle response within the first few months of life: CORRECT ANSWER Tay Sachs disease During neonatal seizures, the EEG is most likely to show: CORRECT ANSWER Focal rhythmic activity What is a typical EEG pattern associated with absence seizures CORRECT ANSWER 3Hz spike-and-wave EEG manifestations as eyelid myoclonia with and without absences, eye closure induced seizures, EEG paroxysms and photosensitivity: CORRECT ANSWER Jeavons syndrome Hypsarrythmia is a pattern most associated with: CORRECT ANSWER Infantile spasms A prolonged series of generalized convulsions without any period of consciousness between them is referred to as; CORRECT ANSWER Status epilepticus Rhythmic theta activity in the temporal region is most commonly associated with which seizure type: CORRECT ANSWER Complex partial The acronym used to describe distinctive EEG waves or complexes that occur between seizures and are distinguished from the background activity: CORRECT ANSWER IEDs, interictal epileptiform discharges Benign Rolandic Epilepsy spikes are seen: CORRECT ANSWER Central-Temporal