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Question: what type of spikes are seen most often in children
Answer: Rolandic Spikes
Question:
by year one what should the dominant background rhythm be
Answer: 5-6 Hz
Question:
what should the PDR of a awake 5 month old infant be
Answer: 5 Hz
Question:
what encephalopathic EEG pattern is most commonly associated with
children
Answer: ORIDA
Question:
onset of between 3 and 13 years
begins with sensorimotor manifestations on one side of the face and mouth
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Unilateral oral paresthesias as well as facial clonic and/or tonic activity are
common
Speech arrest
hypersalivation
most common focal epilepsy of childhood
the most common focal epilepsy in adults is temporal lobe epilepsy.
Answer: Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
Question:
High voltage theta or delta waves, commonly seen in children 8-14 years of
age, accentuated by hyperventilation
Answer: Posterior Slow Waves of Youth (PSWY)
Question:
a reactive PDR to eye closure first appears around how many months of age
Answer: 3-6 months
Question:
what is a sign of infantile spasms in a EEG
Answer: Electral decrementals
Question:
A pattern of 1-1.5 Hz activity with superimposed 8-12 hz activity that is seen in
neonates is called what
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Answer: delta brush
Question:
Bursts of slow waves, at times intermixed with sharp waves and intervening
periods of relative quiescence (quiet and inactive) with extreme low-amplitude
activity
Answer: Trace Alternant
Question:
where are delta brushes expected to be seen in a 27 week old neonate
Answer: central
Question:
delta brush patterns are commonly seen at what age
Answer: 32-34 weeks
Question:
In the Periods between seizures, EEG shows Irregular and disorganized activity
in the EEG. no distinguishable pattern, often seen in Infantile Spams
Answer: Hypsarrhythmia
Question:
what type of polarity does lambda have
ABRET EEG-Practice exam questions
ASAOLVED AND VERIFIED 100%
CORRECT Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Question: what type of spikes are seen most often in children
Answer: Rolandic Spikes
Question:
by year one what should the dominant background rhythm be
Answer: 5-6 Hz
Question:
what should the PDR of a awake 5 month old infant be
Answer: 5 Hz
Question:
what encephalopathic EEG pattern is most commonly associated with
children
Answer: ORIDA
Question:
onset of between 3 and 13 years
begins with sensorimotor manifestations on one side of the face and mouth
, Page | 2
Unilateral oral paresthesias as well as facial clonic and/or tonic activity are
common
Speech arrest
hypersalivation
most common focal epilepsy of childhood
the most common focal epilepsy in adults is temporal lobe epilepsy.
Answer: Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
Question:
High voltage theta or delta waves, commonly seen in children 8-14 years of
age, accentuated by hyperventilation
Answer: Posterior Slow Waves of Youth (PSWY)
Question:
a reactive PDR to eye closure first appears around how many months of age
Answer: 3-6 months
Question:
what is a sign of infantile spasms in a EEG
Answer: Electral decrementals
Question:
A pattern of 1-1.5 Hz activity with superimposed 8-12 hz activity that is seen in
neonates is called what
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Answer: delta brush
Question:
Bursts of slow waves, at times intermixed with sharp waves and intervening
periods of relative quiescence (quiet and inactive) with extreme low-amplitude
activity
Answer: Trace Alternant
Question:
where are delta brushes expected to be seen in a 27 week old neonate
Answer: central
Question:
delta brush patterns are commonly seen at what age
Answer: 32-34 weeks
Question:
In the Periods between seizures, EEG shows Irregular and disorganized activity
in the EEG. no distinguishable pattern, often seen in Infantile Spams
Answer: Hypsarrhythmia
Question:
what type of polarity does lambda have
