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CLTM BOARD TEST EXAM 2025/2026 BANK 2 VERSIONS
CURRENTLY TESTING ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH STUDY GUIDE EXPERT
VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS/ALREADY GRADED A+
What type of resection is associated with medial temporal sclerosis? -
ANSWERS--Temporal lobectomy
Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with
epilepsy? - ANSWERS--60%
The safest AED for pregnant women - ANSWERS--Lamictal
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with - ANSWERS--
Infantile spasms
Expressive speech - ANSWERS--Broca's area
Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with -
ANSWERS--partial seizures
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Phenobarbital shows what activity? - ANSWERS--Beta
The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: - ANSWERS--non
convulsive
Which medication is appropriate for treating status epilepticus? -
ANSWERS--Lorazepam
Keto diet consists of - ANSWERS--high fat, low carbohydrates, adequate
protein
Bolus of Propofol will cause: - ANSWERS--burst suppression
How often should Stimulation assessment be made on patients
monitored in the ICU? - ANSWERS--Daily
The greatest utility of CEEG is in the ICU patients with: - ANSWERS--
Unexplained "spells" such as variations in vital signs or twitching
WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbitol procedure is
performed for: - ANSWERS--Language and memory lateralization
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What less invasive test for language and memory has decreased the
number of WADA tests that are being conducted? - ANSWERS--fMRI
The intracarotid ambarbital test is used to determine cerebral
dominance for: - ANSWERS--language and memory function
WADA is associated with: - ANSWERS--language function
What does PET stand for? - ANSWERS--Positron Emission Tomography
Cerebral angiography prior to intracarotid amobarbital testing is
necessary to assess - ANSWERS--arterial blood flow
SPECT stands for: - ANSWERS--Single Photon Emitted Computed
Tomography
Which type of procedure is involved during the preoperative diagnostic
WADA test? - ANSWERS--Angiography
PET studies in a child with Rasmussen's encephalitis will most likely
demonstrate: - ANSWERS--Widespread hemispheric hypometabolism
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As part of the pre-surgical work-up, this magnetic source localization is
used for spatial and temporal functional mapping of interictal
epileptiform discharges - ANSWERS--MEG
**PET studies in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy will most
likely show - ANSWERS--Decreased glucose uptake
Intracarotid injection of Amobarbital procedures are associated with: -
ANSWERS--ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient
contralateral paralysis
The interictal SPECT may show focal - ANSWERS--Hypoperfusion
The goal of cortical stimulation during functional mapping is to: -
ANSWERS--identify eloquent cortex
during a WADA test activities on one side of the brain are suspended
for approximately - ANSWERS--4-8 minutes
The best imaging study for assessing hippocampal sclerosis - ANSWERS-
-MRI
WADA is associated with what memory? - ANSWERS--Short term
memory
CLTM BOARD TEST EXAM 2025/2026 BANK 2 VERSIONS
CURRENTLY TESTING ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH STUDY GUIDE EXPERT
VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS/ALREADY GRADED A+
What type of resection is associated with medial temporal sclerosis? -
ANSWERS--Temporal lobectomy
Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with
epilepsy? - ANSWERS--60%
The safest AED for pregnant women - ANSWERS--Lamictal
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with - ANSWERS--
Infantile spasms
Expressive speech - ANSWERS--Broca's area
Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with -
ANSWERS--partial seizures
,2|Page
Phenobarbital shows what activity? - ANSWERS--Beta
The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: - ANSWERS--non
convulsive
Which medication is appropriate for treating status epilepticus? -
ANSWERS--Lorazepam
Keto diet consists of - ANSWERS--high fat, low carbohydrates, adequate
protein
Bolus of Propofol will cause: - ANSWERS--burst suppression
How often should Stimulation assessment be made on patients
monitored in the ICU? - ANSWERS--Daily
The greatest utility of CEEG is in the ICU patients with: - ANSWERS--
Unexplained "spells" such as variations in vital signs or twitching
WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbitol procedure is
performed for: - ANSWERS--Language and memory lateralization
,3|Page
What less invasive test for language and memory has decreased the
number of WADA tests that are being conducted? - ANSWERS--fMRI
The intracarotid ambarbital test is used to determine cerebral
dominance for: - ANSWERS--language and memory function
WADA is associated with: - ANSWERS--language function
What does PET stand for? - ANSWERS--Positron Emission Tomography
Cerebral angiography prior to intracarotid amobarbital testing is
necessary to assess - ANSWERS--arterial blood flow
SPECT stands for: - ANSWERS--Single Photon Emitted Computed
Tomography
Which type of procedure is involved during the preoperative diagnostic
WADA test? - ANSWERS--Angiography
PET studies in a child with Rasmussen's encephalitis will most likely
demonstrate: - ANSWERS--Widespread hemispheric hypometabolism
, 4|Page
As part of the pre-surgical work-up, this magnetic source localization is
used for spatial and temporal functional mapping of interictal
epileptiform discharges - ANSWERS--MEG
**PET studies in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy will most
likely show - ANSWERS--Decreased glucose uptake
Intracarotid injection of Amobarbital procedures are associated with: -
ANSWERS--ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient
contralateral paralysis
The interictal SPECT may show focal - ANSWERS--Hypoperfusion
The goal of cortical stimulation during functional mapping is to: -
ANSWERS--identify eloquent cortex
during a WADA test activities on one side of the brain are suspended
for approximately - ANSWERS--4-8 minutes
The best imaging study for assessing hippocampal sclerosis - ANSWERS-
-MRI
WADA is associated with what memory? - ANSWERS--Short term
memory
