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What is the effect of Phenobarbital on the EEG? Answer Increased beta activity A disease occurring only in females characterized by normal development until 6 to 18 months of age, after which there is a quick deterioration of mental abilities. Answer Rett Syndrome First clinical sign of Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is: Answer Aphasia The etiology most commonly associated with LPDs/PLEDS is: Answer Ischemic Stroke Wernickes area lies in the: Answer Posterior part of the superior tem...

Nyquist Theory Answer The specification of the minimum sampling rate used, in relation to the highest frequency signal recorded The sample rate must be twice that of the highest frequency to be recorded. For LFF, the corresponding time constants for LFF cutout freq. of 3 hz would be __ Answer .05 seconds The most prominent clinical feature of Dilantin toxicity? Answer Ataxia Ataxia Answer lack of muscle coordination Agnosia Answer the inability to recognize familiar objects. Apra...

answers The basic unit for measuring current flow is A. atomic weight B. Coulomb C. Volt D. Ampere Answer D. Ampere The basic unit of resistance A. Ohm B. Coulomb C. Ampere D. Volt Answer A. Ohm Which of the following is not a valid expression of Ohm's law? A. R=EI or (R=VI) B. E=IR or (V=IR) C. I= E/R or (I=V/R) D. R= E/I or (R= V/I) Answer A. R=EI or (R=VI) Which of the following is not a unit for measuring alternating frequencies A. Cycles per second B. Volts ...

When the posterior background rhythm does not attenuate with eye opening it is referred to as: Answer Bancaud Phenomenon activation procedures should be AVOIDED in a patient with a recent intracranial hemorrhage? Answer Hyperventilation What is the indentation between the nose and the forehead? Answer Nasion BENIGN EPILEPTIFORM TRANSIENTS OF SLEEP Answer peak at 30-60 years Which of the following time constants would best display delta activity? Answer 1.0 second STAGE N3 (STAGE 3...

Agnosia answer the inability to recognize familiar objects. Apraxia answer difficulty with motor planning to perform tasks or movements (your brain knows but it cant carry out) How often does osha check leakage of current answer semiannually What kind of seizure begins with the head and eyes turning to one side answer adversive seizure What dysfunction is indicated by the presence of unilateral babinski signs answer pyramidal tract dysfunction What is the unilateral babinski signs...

Once EEG data is acquired there is an expectation that the information will be protected. This means Answer all staff are accountable for protecting the patient confidentiality Temporal Lobe Epilepsy accounts for what % of all patients with epilepsy? Answer 60% Precocious puberty is associated with pathology of the Answer hypothalamus What clinical signs are expected to be seen if a patient has a stroke involving the left anterior cerebral artery? Answer Right lower extremity sensory lo...

What info do you need to calculate sensitivity? Answer Deflection (mm) and Voltage (uV) Normal alpha in an adult should NOT be seen in the... Answer Frontal head region What disease is caused by a proteinaceous particle or prion? Answer Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Syringomyelia is... Answer An abnormal cavity or cyst in the spinal cord Spinocerebellar degeneration Answer Friedreich's Ataxia Without dietetic treatment, this hereditary disease may cause mental retardation and infanti...

Through what opening do the lateral ventricles merge with the third ventricle? a. foramen of magendie b. aqueduct of sylvius c. foramen of luschka d. foramen of munro Answer foramen of munro Where is the cingulate cortex located in relation to the corpus collosum? a. inferiorly b. superiorly c. laterally d. medially Answer superiorly Cranial Nerves a. six have both sensory and motor functions b. all have both sensory and motor functions c. two have both sensory and motor ...

correct answers The activity in the red box would be best describes as: a. EMG b. RTTD c. EKG d. BETS Answer EMG Which of the following is characteristic of triphasic waves? a. They have a sharp initial positive phase b. They are posterior dominant c. They have a time lag from frontal to posterior head regions d. They are usually unilateral Answer They have a time lag from frontal to posterior head regions What is happening in the first 2 seconds and the last 2 seconds in the ...

An EEG obtained within 24 hours following a closed head injury would be LEAST likely to show a. focal polymorphic delta activity b. focal spike activity c. asymmetry of the background activity d. slowing over the posterior head regions Answer focal spike activity The EEG of a patient with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is most likely to show: a. occipital spikes b. 1.5 Hz spike and wave discharges c. temporal sharp waves d. 3 Hz spike and wave discharges Answer 1.5 Hz spike and wave disc...

HYPERVENTILATION result Answer Hypocapnia: state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood Photoparoxysmal response Answer EEG response to light with spikes, spike-wave discharge and/or intermittent slow waves Input impedance should be Answer very high According to the Guidelines, how many bits of resolution is required? Answer 11 Which of the following is the WORST prognostic feature in the EEG of a comatose patient? Answer monorhythmic tracing without variability SMALL SHARP SPIKES...

Beta coma most commonly results from a. hepatic encephalopathy b. hypoglycemia c. drug overdose d. anoxic insult Answer drug overdose Skull defect a. diffuse slowing b. periodic complexes c. breach rhythm d. alpha squeak Answer breach rhythm Hypothalamic hamartoma a. myoclonic seizure b. reflex seizure c. gelastic seizure d. absence seizure Answer gelastic seizure (tumor that causes gelastic seizures)

Calibration is required a. at the start of the recording b. at the end of the recording c. at the start and end of the recording d. only when Sensitivity changes are made during the recording Answer c. at the start and end of the recording Duration is measured in a. Hertz b. Millimeters c. Microvolts d. Milliseconds Answer d. Milliseconds If the duration of a wave is .2 seconds the frequency would be? a. 1 Hz b. 2 Hz c. 5 Hz d. 10 Hz Answer c. 5 Hz Which LF would best demon...

A LFF setting of 5 Hz will attenuate a 5 Hz wave by approximately: a. 0.3 b. 30 mm c. 0.05 d. 5 mm Answer 0.3 (LFF of 5 Hz will attenuate a 5 Hz wave by 30%) Gradual changes in amplitude , frequency, or spatial distribution of rhythms is known as: a. asymmetry b. attenuation c. background activity d. evolution Answer evolution Vertical resolution a. bits b. frequencies c. amplitude d. duration Answer amplitude

with correct answers Todd's Paralysis a. Ictal-contralaterally b. Ictal-ipsilaterally c. post-ictal d. seizure onset Answer post-ictal The EEG of a patient with a tumor in the left frontal lobe would most likely show a. TIRDA b. Generalized slowing c. FIRDA d. left frontal polymorphic delta activity Answer left frontal polymorphic delta activity A childhood disorder characterized by acquired aphasia, multifocal epileptiform abnormalities, and focal or generalized seizures: ...

What are the main patient history questions we need to ask patients? Answer Why, When, Major Illness, How Often, FMH, handedness, sleep deprived, aura, LOC In regards to pt history, what special questions to children get asked? Answer Full Term, Gestational, conceptual, chronological age In regards to pt history, what special questions get asked in regards to comatose pts? Answer Onset of unresponsiveness, cause, response to stimuli In regards to pt history, what special questions get a...

The most common low-grade tumor that is found with patients with epilepsy is... Answer Astrocytoma Extremely low voltage (due to phase cancellation) may be caused by... Answer Salt Bridge Moya Moya disease is associated with.... Answer decreased blood flow to cerebral tissue Damage to the Wernicke's area may result in... Answer receptive, fluent aphasia Thrombosis to the right middle cerebral artery would most likely cause... Answer left face and arm paralysis Which artery is for...

A posterior dominant rhythm reactive to eye closure first appears around: a. 0-3 months b. 12-18 months c. 3-6 months d. 6-12 months Answer 3-6 months By one year of age the dominant background rhythm should be a.7-8 Hz b. 1-2 Hz c. 3-4 Hz d. 5-6 Hz Answer 5-6 Hz Which of the following is the most likely dominant posterior rhythm in an awake 5 month old infant? a. 8 Hz b. 7 Hz c. 5 Hz d. 3 Hz Answer 5 Hz The interictal EEG of children with

A liability policy that pays claims even after the policy is no longer active is termed: a) Claims-made policy b) Tail coverage c) Liability protection d) "all-protect" Answer B A patient you are caring for in your clinic has Medicare Part B. What does this mean? a) The federal government will pay for his visit to your clinic today b) His Medicare benefit covers outpatient services c) He will have to pay a copay for his visit today d) His prescriptions will be partly paid for toda...

Anemia is defined as reduction in one or more RBC measurements: Answer RBC count Hgb Hct Lab value to look at size of RBC Answer MCV Lab value to look at color of RBC Answer MCH Lab value to look at degree of variation of RBC size (<15% is normal) Answer RDW Why would the bone marrow make small RBC? Answer Not enough iron Iron lab values Answer Serum iron Serum ferritin TIBC Serum iron Answer Measure of iron in circulation Serum ferritin Answer Measure of iron in stor...