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"Accurate evaluation of language interruption during stimulation must have the absence of -
CORRECT ANSWER=> Afterdischarges (ADs)"
"The greatest utility of CEEG is in the ICU patients with - CORRECT ANSWER=> Unexplained
"spells" such as variations in vital signs or twitching"
"What is the most common spacing of electrode disks on a 4 point intracranial strip - CORRECT
ANSWER=> 1 cm"
"The typical latency for somatosensory cortical potentials to upper extremity stimulation is -
CORRECT ANSWER=> 20 msec"
"**What type of anesthesia is best for electrocorticography in the operating rooms - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Desflurane"
"If a patient was experiencing tongue numbness, which contacts would most likely show an EEG
abnormality - CORRECT ANSWER=> 28-29"
"**What should be done in the case of pulse artifact - CORRECT ANSWER=> Slightly displace the
electrode"
"During functional mapping, afterdischarges (ADs) are more likely to occur with intensities
greater than - CORRECT ANSWER=> 10mA"
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,"**In the Intensive Care Unit, what is the most commonly encountered EEG medication effect
that is not specific for a particular medication? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Generalized Slowing"
"Afterdischarges (ADs) - CORRECT ANSWER=> Periodic or continuous epileptiform discharges"
"A surgical treatment for Landau-Kleffner Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER=> Multiple Subpial
Transection"
"Which of the following is a criterion for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) -
CORRECT ANSWER=> No explained cause"
"Hypothalamic Hamartomas are assocated with - CORRECT ANSWER=> Gelastic seizures"
"An effectively known treatment option for Hypothalamic Hamartomas is - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Gamma Knife"
"This type of surgical treatment is most beneficial for patients who have epileptic zones arising
from or overlapping with eloquent cortex - CORRECT ANSWER=> Multiple Subpial Transection"
"Based on the 2015 American Red Cross Guidelines for CPR, compression depth for adults is -
CORRECT ANSWER=> At least 2""
"**Functional brain mapping is used to define and confine the excision to - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Non-eloquent cortex"
"Triphasic Waves - CORRECT ANSWER=> metabolic encephalopathy"
"**Which of the following conditions does ACNS NOT recommend long term monitoring for
neonates - CORRECT ANSWER=> autonomic paroxysms"
"**Vasospasm - CORRECT ANSWER=> Arterial vessel constriction"
"Strip and grid electrodes are composed of - CORRECT ANSWER=> Stainless steel or platinum"
"SPECT - CORRECT ANSWER=> Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography"
"Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with - CORRECT ANSWER=> Infantile spasms"
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,"Evaluating the sample EEG given, which of the following diagnosis is most likely - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Hippocampal Sclerosis"
"Functional mapping of eloquent cortex includes - CORRECT ANSWER=> Motor, sensory and
language"
"Artifact seen when an electrode is sitting over a vessel - CORRECT ANSWER=> Pulse artifact"
"According to the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC), the main difference between
a level 3 and level 4 Epilepsy Center is that a Level 3 center - CORRECT ANSWER=> Is not able to
perform intracranial evaluations and is not able to offer complex resective epilepsy surgery"
"Landau-Kleffner Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER=> Aphasia"
"Per ACNS Guidelines, an important aspect of montage design for LTME is to clearly separate
activity from the - CORRECT ANSWER=> Basal temporal and 10/20 cortical derivations"
"SI or SIRPIDS patterns are induced by - CORRECT ANSWER=> Stimulus"
"**Where are sphenoidal locations are used to record epileptiform activity - CORRECT
ANSWER=> the mesial or anterior aspects of the temporal lobe"
"Which contacts would show an abnormality if the patient was experiencing expressive aphasia
- CORRECT ANSWER=> 33-34"
"Therapeutic hypothermia is indicated for better outcome in adult patients with - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Cardiac arrest"
"**Anterior tongue and lip bites often indicate - CORRECT ANSWER=> non-epileptic seizure"
"Focal seizures with symptoms of "tingling" sensations in the face likely originate in - CORRECT
ANSWER=> inferior post-central gyrus"
"**WADA - CORRECT ANSWER=> homunculus mapping"
"**Sphedoidal electrodes - CORRECT ANSWER=> anterior tip of temporal lobe"
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, "Which of the following electrodes from the 10-20 system would be useful on a patient with
suspected benign rolandic epilepsy - CORRECT ANSWER=> CP1"
"**Which polarity and electrode signal generates from the Motor cortex when doing phase
reversal monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER=> Positive Polarity, P22"
"Collodion - CORRECT ANSWER=> flammable liquid"
"T1 and T2 electrode placement - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1 cm superior to 1/3 of the distance from
the external eye canthus and the tragus (third closet to tragus)"
"According to the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) 2015 Guidelines for Status
Epilepticus (SE), SE can result in neuronal injury and functional deficits are likely after - CORRECT
ANSWER=> 30 minutes"
"**An EEG finding that can be seen with Absence epilepsy - CORRECT ANSWER=> OIRDA"
"Ictal weeping and pelvic thrusting may indicate - CORRECT ANSWER=> Non-epileptic events"
"The recommended duration for cEEG in a non-comatose patient suspected of having non-
conclusive seizures is - CORRECT ANSWER=> 24 hours"
"Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with - CORRECT ANSWER=> partial
seizures"
"Cortical stimulation near the inferior frontal gyrus will most likely result in - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Expressive aphasia"
"**Which of the following is primarily limited to selected catastrophic infant and early
childhood epilepsies - CORRECT ANSWER=> Hemispherectomy"
"**Which of the following is the most appropriate initial response to a significant acetone spill -
CORRECT ANSWER=> Evacuate and ventilate the area"
"Pentobarbital Coma - CORRECT ANSWER=> Burst-suppression"
"**How many hours is the typical therapeutic hypothermia period for neonates with hypoxic
ischemic encephalopathy - CORRECT ANSWER=> 72"
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"Accurate evaluation of language interruption during stimulation must have the absence of -
CORRECT ANSWER=> Afterdischarges (ADs)"
"The greatest utility of CEEG is in the ICU patients with - CORRECT ANSWER=> Unexplained
"spells" such as variations in vital signs or twitching"
"What is the most common spacing of electrode disks on a 4 point intracranial strip - CORRECT
ANSWER=> 1 cm"
"The typical latency for somatosensory cortical potentials to upper extremity stimulation is -
CORRECT ANSWER=> 20 msec"
"**What type of anesthesia is best for electrocorticography in the operating rooms - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Desflurane"
"If a patient was experiencing tongue numbness, which contacts would most likely show an EEG
abnormality - CORRECT ANSWER=> 28-29"
"**What should be done in the case of pulse artifact - CORRECT ANSWER=> Slightly displace the
electrode"
"During functional mapping, afterdischarges (ADs) are more likely to occur with intensities
greater than - CORRECT ANSWER=> 10mA"
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,"**In the Intensive Care Unit, what is the most commonly encountered EEG medication effect
that is not specific for a particular medication? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Generalized Slowing"
"Afterdischarges (ADs) - CORRECT ANSWER=> Periodic or continuous epileptiform discharges"
"A surgical treatment for Landau-Kleffner Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER=> Multiple Subpial
Transection"
"Which of the following is a criterion for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) -
CORRECT ANSWER=> No explained cause"
"Hypothalamic Hamartomas are assocated with - CORRECT ANSWER=> Gelastic seizures"
"An effectively known treatment option for Hypothalamic Hamartomas is - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Gamma Knife"
"This type of surgical treatment is most beneficial for patients who have epileptic zones arising
from or overlapping with eloquent cortex - CORRECT ANSWER=> Multiple Subpial Transection"
"Based on the 2015 American Red Cross Guidelines for CPR, compression depth for adults is -
CORRECT ANSWER=> At least 2""
"**Functional brain mapping is used to define and confine the excision to - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Non-eloquent cortex"
"Triphasic Waves - CORRECT ANSWER=> metabolic encephalopathy"
"**Which of the following conditions does ACNS NOT recommend long term monitoring for
neonates - CORRECT ANSWER=> autonomic paroxysms"
"**Vasospasm - CORRECT ANSWER=> Arterial vessel constriction"
"Strip and grid electrodes are composed of - CORRECT ANSWER=> Stainless steel or platinum"
"SPECT - CORRECT ANSWER=> Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography"
"Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with - CORRECT ANSWER=> Infantile spasms"
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,"Evaluating the sample EEG given, which of the following diagnosis is most likely - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Hippocampal Sclerosis"
"Functional mapping of eloquent cortex includes - CORRECT ANSWER=> Motor, sensory and
language"
"Artifact seen when an electrode is sitting over a vessel - CORRECT ANSWER=> Pulse artifact"
"According to the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC), the main difference between
a level 3 and level 4 Epilepsy Center is that a Level 3 center - CORRECT ANSWER=> Is not able to
perform intracranial evaluations and is not able to offer complex resective epilepsy surgery"
"Landau-Kleffner Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER=> Aphasia"
"Per ACNS Guidelines, an important aspect of montage design for LTME is to clearly separate
activity from the - CORRECT ANSWER=> Basal temporal and 10/20 cortical derivations"
"SI or SIRPIDS patterns are induced by - CORRECT ANSWER=> Stimulus"
"**Where are sphenoidal locations are used to record epileptiform activity - CORRECT
ANSWER=> the mesial or anterior aspects of the temporal lobe"
"Which contacts would show an abnormality if the patient was experiencing expressive aphasia
- CORRECT ANSWER=> 33-34"
"Therapeutic hypothermia is indicated for better outcome in adult patients with - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Cardiac arrest"
"**Anterior tongue and lip bites often indicate - CORRECT ANSWER=> non-epileptic seizure"
"Focal seizures with symptoms of "tingling" sensations in the face likely originate in - CORRECT
ANSWER=> inferior post-central gyrus"
"**WADA - CORRECT ANSWER=> homunculus mapping"
"**Sphedoidal electrodes - CORRECT ANSWER=> anterior tip of temporal lobe"
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, "Which of the following electrodes from the 10-20 system would be useful on a patient with
suspected benign rolandic epilepsy - CORRECT ANSWER=> CP1"
"**Which polarity and electrode signal generates from the Motor cortex when doing phase
reversal monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER=> Positive Polarity, P22"
"Collodion - CORRECT ANSWER=> flammable liquid"
"T1 and T2 electrode placement - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1 cm superior to 1/3 of the distance from
the external eye canthus and the tragus (third closet to tragus)"
"According to the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) 2015 Guidelines for Status
Epilepticus (SE), SE can result in neuronal injury and functional deficits are likely after - CORRECT
ANSWER=> 30 minutes"
"**An EEG finding that can be seen with Absence epilepsy - CORRECT ANSWER=> OIRDA"
"Ictal weeping and pelvic thrusting may indicate - CORRECT ANSWER=> Non-epileptic events"
"The recommended duration for cEEG in a non-comatose patient suspected of having non-
conclusive seizures is - CORRECT ANSWER=> 24 hours"
"Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with - CORRECT ANSWER=> partial
seizures"
"Cortical stimulation near the inferior frontal gyrus will most likely result in - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Expressive aphasia"
"**Which of the following is primarily limited to selected catastrophic infant and early
childhood epilepsies - CORRECT ANSWER=> Hemispherectomy"
"**Which of the following is the most appropriate initial response to a significant acetone spill -
CORRECT ANSWER=> Evacuate and ventilate the area"
"Pentobarbital Coma - CORRECT ANSWER=> Burst-suppression"
"**How many hours is the typical therapeutic hypothermia period for neonates with hypoxic
ischemic encephalopathy - CORRECT ANSWER=> 72"
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