EEG Board Exam Questions and
Answers
Hyperventilation ii- iiAnswers ii-What iiactivation iiis iiuseful iifor iidetecting iiabsence
iiseizures?
sleep iiactivation ii- iiAnswers ii-What iiactivation iiis iiuseful iifor iidetecting iibenign iirolandic
iiepilepsy?
Anterior iiCerebral iiArtery ii- iiAnswers ii-Which iiartery iisupplies iithe iifrontal iipole iiand
iimesial iicortex iiof iifrontal/parietal iilobes?
CN iiVIII ii(Vestibulocochlear) ii- iiAnswers ii-Which iinerve iiis iiaffected iiwith
iineurofibromatosis/Von iiRecklinhausen's?
ACTH ii(Adrenocorticotropic iihormone) ii- iiAnswers ii-What iidrug iitreats iiinfantile
iispasms?
Active iiSleep ii- iiAnswers ii-________ ii_________ iiin iiinfants iishows iiREM, iiirregular
iibreathing, iismile, iigrimace, iisucking, iibrief iiapnea, iidecreased iitonic
Activite iiMoyenne ii- iiAnswers ii-______ ii_________ iiis iilow iivoltage iiirregular iitheta iiand
iidelta iiwaves, ii34-37 iiweeks
PLED's ii- iiAnswers ii-What iipattern iiwould iiyou iiexpect iiafter iia iiCVA?
frontal; iicontralateral ii- iiAnswers ii-Adversive iiseizures iiare iifrom iithe ii________ iilobe
iiwith iia ii__________ iifocus
Neck iirotation iiand iiconjugate iigaze iideviation iiin iidirection iicontralateral iito iiepileptic
iifocus ii- iiAnswers ii-What iidoes iithe iibody iido iiduring iian iiadversive iiseizure?
parietal ii- iiAnswers ii-Agraphia iioccurs iifrom iidamage iito iithe iidominant ii__________
iilobe
Aicardi ii- iiAnswers ii-___________ iisyndrome iioccurs iiin iifemales.absence/agenesis iiof
iicorpus iicallosum. iiInfantile iispasms iiearly iionset. iiOften iiasymmetric, iidiffuse iiEEG iiw/
iisuppression iibursts iiand/or iiatypical iihypsarrhythmia.
,EEG iinormal ii90% iitime, iiwith iiincreased iiphotomyoclonic iireactivity. iiMinor iitheta/beta
iianomalies iipossible ii- iiAnswers ii-What iiEEG iichanges iimight iiyou iisee iiwith iialcohol
iiwithdrawal?
voltage/alpha iidiminish, iitheta iithen iidelta iiintrude iiw/ iisharps, iiasymmetries iimay
iidevelop, iiless iisleep iisigns ii- iiAnswers ii-What iiEEG iichanges iiwould iiyou iisee iiw/
iiAlzheimer's?
amoxycillin ii- iiAnswers ii-Which iianti-biotic iican iicause iiseizures iiwhich iiare
iiunresponsive iito iiAED's?
Ampere ii- iiAnswers ii-What iiis iithe iiunit iiof iicurrent?
olfactory; iigustatory ii- iiAnswers ii-Amygdalar iitemp iilobe iisz iican iihave ii___________
iiand ii________ iihallucinations
generalized iislowing ii(hypoxia) ii- iiAnswers ii-ALS iihas iinormal iiEEG iiuntil iiweakness
iimakes iiit iiharder iito iibreathe, iiso iithe iiEEG iithen iihas ii______ ii________
angiography ii- iiAnswers ii-_________ iiis iix-ray iiwith iicontrast iimedia
anterograde ii- iiAnswers ii-__________ iiamnesia iiis iiloss iiof iimemory iifor iiperiods iiof
iitime iifollowing iiaccident
increased iitheta/beta ii- iiAnswers ii-Antihistamines iicommonly iicause iiwhat iichanges iiin
iithe iiEEG iiat iithe iitherapeutic iilevels?
Antipsychotic iidrugs ii- iiAnswers ii-Chlorpromazine ii(Thorazine), iihaloperidol ii(haldol),
iiclozapine ii(clozaril), iiand iirisperidone iiare iiexamples iiof iiwhat iikind iiof iidrug?
apraxia ii- iiAnswers ii-________ iiis iithe iiinability iito iiperform iipurposeful iimovement
iithough iino iimuscular iior iisensory iidisturbance iiis iipresent
between iithe iithird iito iifourth iiventricle ii- iiAnswers ii-Where iiis iithe iiaqueduct iiof iisylvius
iilocated?
Area ii6 ii- iiAnswers ii-Which iiBrodmann's iiarea iiis iithe iipremotor iiarea?
Area ii17 ii- iiAnswers ii-Which iiBrodmann's iiarea iiis iithe iiprimary iivisual iiarea ii(most
iiforms iiwalls iiof iideep iicalcarine iisulcus)?
Area ii18 iiand iiArea ii19 ii- iiAnswers ii-Which iitwo iiBrodmann's iiarea iiis iithe iivisual
iiassociation iiareas?
Area ii41 ii- iiAnswers ii-Which iiBrodmann's iiarea iiis iithe iiprimary iiauditory iiarea?
, Arnold-Chiari ii- iiAnswers ii-__________ iiis iia iicongenital iianomaly iiwhen iithe iihindbrain
iiis iidisplaced iithrough iithe iiforamen iimagnum.
aterixis ii- iiAnswers ii-___________ iiis iia iiflapping iitremor iiof iihand iiwhen iiwrist
iiextended, iiresembling iibird iiflapping iiwings
ataxia ii- iiAnswers ii-_____________ iiis iia iilack iiof iivoluntary iicoordination iiof iimuscles,
iiincluding iigait
benzodiazepine ii- iiAnswers ii-Ativan ii(Lorazepam) iiis iiclassified iias iia ii_____________
abnormal iibackground; iislow iivariant iispike-wave iicomplexes. iiTwitch iiand iistare iibut
iiwithout iiLOC ii- iiAnswers ii-How iiis iiatypical iiabsence iidifferent?
uncus iiof iitemporal iilobe ii- iiAnswers ii-Where iiwould iia iiseizure iioriginate iifrom iiif iithere
iiwas iian iiunpleasant iiolfactory iiaura?
axon iihillock ii- iiAnswers ii-Where iiis iithe iisite iiof iiaction iipotential iigeneration?
Bancaud's iiphenomenon ii- iiAnswers ii-With ii__________ ii_________, iithere iiis
iiunilateral iiloss iiof iireactivity iiof iia iinormal iirhythm iiand iiinitially iiwas iidescribed iiin iithe
iicontext iiof iithe iialpha iirhythm. iiIt iishould iibe iiconsidered iia iipathological iifinding iionly
iiwhen iiassociated iiwith iiother iimore iidefinite iiabnormalities, iisuch iias iislowing. iiSide
iilacking ii"blocking" iior iialpha iiattenuation iiwith iiEO iiis iiabnormal
Basal iiGanglia ii- iiAnswers ii-________ ii_________ iiis iia iicollection iiof iineuronal
iimasses/gray iimatter. iiIncludes iicaudate iinucleus, iiputamen, ii& iiglobus iipallidus.
iiSupport iifine iicoordination iifor iilocomotion, iimovements iifine iiand iigross, iibalance,
iiposture, iimuscle iitone. iiImportant iifor iilearning iinon-declarative iihabits, iiprocedures,
iipatterns iiof iibehavior. iiDisruption iiof iifunction iicauses iirigidity iiand iilosses iiin
iicoordination ii(Parkinson's)
Name iiof iitech, iidate, iiID iinumber, iiEEG iiindication, iilast iievent, iibehavioral iistate,
iimeds, iiskull iidefects, iielectrode iiplacement iimodifications, iimed iihistory, iihandedness,
iitime iiof iilast iimeal, iisleep ii- iiAnswers ii-What iiinformation iishould iibe iion iithe iiBasic
iiData iiSheet?
Batten's ii- iiAnswers ii-________ iiDisease iiinvolves iilipid iistorage, iiinfancy, iivision. iiEEG
iislow, iigen.
eyes iiclosed= iiupward iieye iimovement ii- iiAnswers ii-What iiis iiBell's iiPhenomenon?
1. iiSylvian iiepilepsy
2. ii4-8 iiyrs
3. iiStage iiI iiand iiStage iiII
4. iiC3/C4 iior iiT3/T4