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Patient's with Rett's syndrome usually develop normally until age what?
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a. 18-24 months
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b. 3-6 months ll ll
c. 6-18 months
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d. 2-4 years - c. 6-18 months
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Which of the following is most likely to be associated with a normal EEG?
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a. left frontal subdural hematoma
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b. left frontal abscess
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c. acoustic neuroma
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d. cerebellar abscess - d. cerebellar abscess
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During an absence seizure the technologist should?
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a. stop recording and go to the patient's aid
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b. turn the patients head to the left
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c. test the patients level of consciousness
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d. insert a tongue blade in the patients mouth - c. test the level of patients
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consciousness
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Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with : ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
a. Absence seizures
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b. Atonic seizures
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c. Infantile spasms
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d. Gelastic seizures - c. Infantile spasms
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Damage to wernicke's area may result in:ll ll ll ll ll ll
a. Receptive aphasia
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b. Anoxia ll
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d. Expressive aphasia - a. receptive aphasia
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A spike or sharp wave results from?
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a. asynchronous activation of neurons
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b. depolarization of neurons
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c. repolarization of neurons
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d. synchronous activation of multiple neurons. - d. synchronous activation of
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multiple neurons
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Papilledema is most common in which of the following conditions? ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
a. huntington chorea
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,b. posterior fossa tumor
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c. temporal lobe seizures
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d. sturge-weber syndrome - b. posterior fossa tumor
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Used to localize site of seizure onset by looking for area of hyperperfusion;
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b. interictal pet
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c. ictal spect
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d. MRI - c. ictal spect
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Collateral perfusion is maintained by? - circle of willis ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
The neurological examination is most likely to be abnormal in patients with:
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a. absence seizures
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b. juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
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c. lennox-gastaut syndrome
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d. rolandic epilepsy - c. lennox gastaut syndrome
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If a patient has a circumference measurement of 55cm, which of the following
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interelectrode distances can be calculated?
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a. c3 to cz
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b. o1 to o2
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c. fz to oz
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d. f7 to fz - b. o1 to o2
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The neurotransmitter that is lacking in the brain of patients with parkinson's disease
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is? - dopamine
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which of the following separates the motor cortex from the sensory cortex? -
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Rolandic fissure
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The onset of sturge-weber disease is typically during?
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a. adolescence
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b. adulthood
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c. elderly
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d. infancy - d. infancy
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consciousness
a. striate cortex
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b. reticular formation
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c. cerebellum
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d. basal ganglia - b. reticular formation
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which is not a risk factor for JME?
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a. absence seizure
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b. patients ages 14-15
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,c. sleep deprivation
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d. patients ages 3-4 - d. patients ages 3-4
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If the nasion to inion measurement is 40cm, what is the distance between cz to pz? -
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8cm
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PLEDS are most likely to be seen in patients presenting with:
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a. acute drug toxicity
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b. hypoglycemia
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c. cerebral embolus
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d. liver failure - a. acute drug toxicity
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short interelectrode distance between electrodes will cause which of the following
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changes to the EEG waveform?
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a. increase frequency
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b. decrease in frequency
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c. decrease amplitude
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d. increase amplitude - c. decrease amplitude
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Ictal;
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b. in between
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c. during
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d. before - c. during
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If the distance from the right preauricular to the right outer canthus measures 9cm,
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where should electrode t2 be placed?
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a. 1cm out from the right outer canthus and 1cm down
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b. 3cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm up
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c. 1cm out from the right preauricular point and 1 cm down
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d. 3 cm out form the right outer canthus and 1cm up - d. 3cm out from the right outer
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canthus and 1cm up
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when a large amount of electrode paste is used to hold EEG electrodes in place, the
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total recording area will be the?
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a. diameter of the EEG electrode
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b. inner surface area of the EEG electrode
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c. inner plus outer surface area of the EEG electrode
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d. total scalp surface area of the paste - d. total scalp area of the paste
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Impedance can best be described as the ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
a. current produced by a wire coil in a magnetic field.
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b. resistance to alternating current
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c. ability to store an electrical charge
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d. resistance to direct current - b. resistance to alternating current
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a. multifocal sharp waves
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b. periodic sharp waves
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c. polyspike complexes
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d. spike and wave complex - b. periodic sharp waves
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Bell's palsy is characterized by - paralysis of facial muscles
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EEG activity is thought to arise from which of the following?
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a. axonal action potentials
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b. cortical layers 1 and 2
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c. horizontal dipoles
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d. excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials - d. epsps and IPSps
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when is it permissible to release patient information to a third party?
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a. when requested by another physician
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b. when a patient provides verbal consent
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c. when it is in the best interest of the patient
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d. when the patient provides written consent - d. when patient provides written
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consent
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a business associate agreement is required when:
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a. medical records are handled in the department
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b. medical records are shared
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c. staff work for more than one healthcare entity
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d. a new staff member is hired - b.medicalrecords
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Used in treatment for only generalized seizures, commonly in absence epilepsy
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treatment;
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a. Ethosuximide
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b. Phenobarbital
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c. Dilantin
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d. ACTH - a. ethosuximide
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The acronym used to describe distinctive EEG waves or complexes that occur
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between seizures and are distinguished from the backround activity;
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a. NCSE (non conclusive status epilepticus)
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b. FIRDA ( frontal intermittent rhythmic delta activity)
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c. GPEDS (generalized periodic epileptiform discharges)
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d. IEDs ( interictal epileptiform discharges) - IED's interictal epileptiform discharges
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a. time during the event
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b. time following an event
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c. time before the event
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