EEG board prep ASAP test
EEG board prep ASAP Test Study Questions and
Answers Graded A+ 2025-2026
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 - Correct Ans-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 - Correct Ans-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 - Correct Ans-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 - Correct Ans-c. Infantile spasms
Damage to wernicke's area may result in:
a. Receptive aphasia
b. Anoxia
c. ataxia
d. Expressive aphasia - Correct Ans-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. - Correct Ans-d. synchronous activation
of multiple neurons
Papilledema is most common in which of the following conditions?
a. huntington chorea
b. posterior fossa tumor
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c. temporal lobe seizures
d. sturge-weber syndrome - Correct Ans-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 - Correct Ans-c. ictal spect
Collateral perfusion is maintained by? - Correct Ans-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 - Correct Ans-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 - Correct Ans-b. o1 to o2
The neurotransmitter that is lacking in the brain of patients with parkinson's disease is? -
Correct Ans-dopamine
which of the following separates the motor cortex from the sensory cortex? - Correct
Ans-Rolandic fissure
The onset of sturge-weber disease is typically during?
a. adolescence
b. adulthood
c. elderly
d. infancy - Correct Ans-d. infancy
consciousness
a. striate cortex
b. reticular formation
c. cerebellum
d. basal ganglia - Correct Ans-b. reticular formation
which is not a risk factor for JME?
a. absence seizure
b. patients ages 14-15
c. sleep deprivation
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d. patients ages 3-4 - Correct Ans-d. patients ages 3-4
If the nasion to inion measurement is 40cm, what is the distance between cz to pz? -
Correct Ans-8cm
PLEDS are most likely to be seen in patients presenting with:
a. acute drug toxicity
b. hypoglycemia
c. cerebral embolus
d. liver failure - Correct Ans-a. acute drug toxicity
short interelectrode distance between electrodes will cause which of the following
changes to the EEG waveform?
a. increase frequency
b. decrease in frequency
c. decrease amplitude
d. increase amplitude - Correct Ans-c. decrease amplitude
Ictal;
a. after
b. in between
c. during
d. before - Correct Ans-c. during
If the distance from the right preauricular to the right outer canthus measures 9cm,
where should electrode t2 be placed?
a. 1cm out from the right outer canthus and 1cm down
b. 3cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm up
c. 1cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm down
d. 3 cm out form the right outer canthus and 1cm up - Correct Ans-d. 3cm out from the
right outer canthus and 1cm up
when a large amount of electrode paste is used to hold EEG electrodes in place, the
total recording area will be the?
a. diameter of the EEG electrode
b. inner surface area of the EEG electrode
c. inner plus outer surface area of the EEG electrode
d. total scalp surface area of the paste - Correct Ans-d. total scalp area of the paste
Impedance can best be described as the
a. current produced by a wire coil in a magnetic field.
b. resistance to alternating current
c. ability to store an electrical charge
d. resistance to direct current - Correct Ans-b. resistance to alternating current
Creutzfeld-jakob disease
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a. multifocal sharp waves
b. periodic sharp waves
c. polyspike complexes
d. spike and wave complex - Correct Ans-b. periodic sharp waves
Bell's palsy is characterized by - Correct Ans-paralysis of facial muscles
EEG activity is thought to arise from which of the following?
a. axonal action potentials
b. cortical layers 1 and 2
c. horizontal dipoles
d. excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials - Correct Ans-d. epsps and IPSps
when is it permissible to release patient information to a third party?
a. when requested by another physician
b. when a patient provides verbal consent
c. when it is in the best interest of the patient
d. when the patient provides written consent - Correct Ans-d. when patient provides
written consent
a business associate agreement is required when:
a. medical records are handled in the department
b. medical records are shared
c. staff work for more than one healthcare entity
d. a new staff member is hired - Correct Ans-b.medicalrecords
Used in treatment for only generalized seizures, commonly in absence epilepsy
treatment;
a. Ethosuximide
b. Phenobarbital
c. Dilantin
d. ACTH - Correct Ans-a. ethosuximide
The acronym used to describe distinctive EEG waves or complexes that occur between
seizures and are distinguished from the backround activity;
a. NCSE (non conclusive status epilepticus)
b. FIRDA ( frontal intermittent rhythmic delta activity)
c. GPEDS (generalized periodic epileptiform discharges)
d. IEDs ( interictal epileptiform discharges) - Correct Ans-IED's interictal epileptiform
discharges (d.)
ICTAL EEG
a. time during the event
b. time following an event
c. time before the event
d. time in between the event - Correct Ans-a. time during the event
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EEG board prep ASAP Test Study Questions and
Answers Graded A+ 2025-2026
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 - Correct Ans-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 - Correct Ans-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 - Correct Ans-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 - Correct Ans-c. Infantile spasms
Damage to wernicke's area may result in:
a. Receptive aphasia
b. Anoxia
c. ataxia
d. Expressive aphasia - Correct Ans-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. - Correct Ans-d. synchronous activation
of multiple neurons
Papilledema is most common in which of the following conditions?
a. huntington chorea
b. posterior fossa tumor
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c. temporal lobe seizures
d. sturge-weber syndrome - Correct Ans-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 - Correct Ans-c. ictal spect
Collateral perfusion is maintained by? - Correct Ans-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 - Correct Ans-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 - Correct Ans-b. o1 to o2
The neurotransmitter that is lacking in the brain of patients with parkinson's disease is? -
Correct Ans-dopamine
which of the following separates the motor cortex from the sensory cortex? - Correct
Ans-Rolandic fissure
The onset of sturge-weber disease is typically during?
a. adolescence
b. adulthood
c. elderly
d. infancy - Correct Ans-d. infancy
consciousness
a. striate cortex
b. reticular formation
c. cerebellum
d. basal ganglia - Correct Ans-b. reticular formation
which is not a risk factor for JME?
a. absence seizure
b. patients ages 14-15
c. sleep deprivation
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d. patients ages 3-4 - Correct Ans-d. patients ages 3-4
If the nasion to inion measurement is 40cm, what is the distance between cz to pz? -
Correct Ans-8cm
PLEDS are most likely to be seen in patients presenting with:
a. acute drug toxicity
b. hypoglycemia
c. cerebral embolus
d. liver failure - Correct Ans-a. acute drug toxicity
short interelectrode distance between electrodes will cause which of the following
changes to the EEG waveform?
a. increase frequency
b. decrease in frequency
c. decrease amplitude
d. increase amplitude - Correct Ans-c. decrease amplitude
Ictal;
a. after
b. in between
c. during
d. before - Correct Ans-c. during
If the distance from the right preauricular to the right outer canthus measures 9cm,
where should electrode t2 be placed?
a. 1cm out from the right outer canthus and 1cm down
b. 3cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm up
c. 1cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm down
d. 3 cm out form the right outer canthus and 1cm up - Correct Ans-d. 3cm out from the
right outer canthus and 1cm up
when a large amount of electrode paste is used to hold EEG electrodes in place, the
total recording area will be the?
a. diameter of the EEG electrode
b. inner surface area of the EEG electrode
c. inner plus outer surface area of the EEG electrode
d. total scalp surface area of the paste - Correct Ans-d. total scalp area of the paste
Impedance can best be described as the
a. current produced by a wire coil in a magnetic field.
b. resistance to alternating current
c. ability to store an electrical charge
d. resistance to direct current - Correct Ans-b. resistance to alternating current
Creutzfeld-jakob disease
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a. multifocal sharp waves
b. periodic sharp waves
c. polyspike complexes
d. spike and wave complex - Correct Ans-b. periodic sharp waves
Bell's palsy is characterized by - Correct Ans-paralysis of facial muscles
EEG activity is thought to arise from which of the following?
a. axonal action potentials
b. cortical layers 1 and 2
c. horizontal dipoles
d. excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials - Correct Ans-d. epsps and IPSps
when is it permissible to release patient information to a third party?
a. when requested by another physician
b. when a patient provides verbal consent
c. when it is in the best interest of the patient
d. when the patient provides written consent - Correct Ans-d. when patient provides
written consent
a business associate agreement is required when:
a. medical records are handled in the department
b. medical records are shared
c. staff work for more than one healthcare entity
d. a new staff member is hired - Correct Ans-b.medicalrecords
Used in treatment for only generalized seizures, commonly in absence epilepsy
treatment;
a. Ethosuximide
b. Phenobarbital
c. Dilantin
d. ACTH - Correct Ans-a. ethosuximide
The acronym used to describe distinctive EEG waves or complexes that occur between
seizures and are distinguished from the backround activity;
a. NCSE (non conclusive status epilepticus)
b. FIRDA ( frontal intermittent rhythmic delta activity)
c. GPEDS (generalized periodic epileptiform discharges)
d. IEDs ( interictal epileptiform discharges) - Correct Ans-IED's interictal epileptiform
discharges (d.)
ICTAL EEG
a. time during the event
b. time following an event
c. time before the event
d. time in between the event - Correct Ans-a. time during the event
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