EEG BOARD PREP EXAM QUESTIONS
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Mu Rhythm - ANS -c3/c4 region
-7-11Hz
-does not block with eye opening
-easy to see with eyes open
-blocks unilaterally with contralateral hand
-asymmetrical and asynchronous
-NORMAL
Beta - ANS ->14 HZ
-detected during wakefulness, enhanced during drowsiness, and decreased in deeper sleep
-seen on barbiturates and benzodiazepines
Lambda waves - ANS -NORMAL, awake
-sharp waves occurring in occipital region (o1/o2) during wakefulness
-visually scanning a picture in a lit room
-physiological, eyes OPEN
-saccadic eye movement
-4-6hz
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,Small sharp spikes / BETS - ANS -occurs in stage 1/stage 2
-peaks at 30-60 years
-temporal region
-occurs sporadically and short duration
-NORMAL benign variant
Wicket Spikes - ANS -Single spike or 6-11 hz Mu like shape seen in drowsiness and light sleep.
-mid temporal region
-seen in adults over 30
-NORMAL benign variant
14&6hz positive spikes - ANS -posterior/temporal region (t5/t6)
-normal benign variant
-light sleep
-best seen in referential montage
-runs last less than 2 seconds
-seen in a lot of adolescents
sleep spindles - ANS -11-14hz , 1/2 second duration
-central regions
-asynchrony is abnormal after 2years old
-stage 2 sleep
Hypnagogic Hypersynchrony - ANS -2-6years old
-central/frontal regions
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, -paroxysmal bursts high voltage, 3-4.5hz
-normal variant of drowsiness
Dilantin toxicity - ANS ataxia (loss of control of body muscles)
Laplacian montage - ANS -source reference deviation
-looks at only the electrodes that are closest to the point of interest
-emphasizes localized waveforms
deja vu - ANS -complex partial sz
-automatisms/impaired consciousness
extreme spindles - ANS -found in MR (mental retardation) patients
-high voltage, anterior dominant
-generalized
OIRDA (Occipital Intermittent Rhythmic Delta Activity) - ANS -encephalopathy eeg pattern
most associated with children
-high amplitude, saw toothed, and reactive to eye opening
Rolandic Spikes - ANS -seen in children
-cento/temporal
-seen in benign rolandic epilepsy
FIRDA - ANS -Frontal Intermittent Rhythmic Delta Activity
-reacts to stimulation
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Mu Rhythm - ANS -c3/c4 region
-7-11Hz
-does not block with eye opening
-easy to see with eyes open
-blocks unilaterally with contralateral hand
-asymmetrical and asynchronous
-NORMAL
Beta - ANS ->14 HZ
-detected during wakefulness, enhanced during drowsiness, and decreased in deeper sleep
-seen on barbiturates and benzodiazepines
Lambda waves - ANS -NORMAL, awake
-sharp waves occurring in occipital region (o1/o2) during wakefulness
-visually scanning a picture in a lit room
-physiological, eyes OPEN
-saccadic eye movement
-4-6hz
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,Small sharp spikes / BETS - ANS -occurs in stage 1/stage 2
-peaks at 30-60 years
-temporal region
-occurs sporadically and short duration
-NORMAL benign variant
Wicket Spikes - ANS -Single spike or 6-11 hz Mu like shape seen in drowsiness and light sleep.
-mid temporal region
-seen in adults over 30
-NORMAL benign variant
14&6hz positive spikes - ANS -posterior/temporal region (t5/t6)
-normal benign variant
-light sleep
-best seen in referential montage
-runs last less than 2 seconds
-seen in a lot of adolescents
sleep spindles - ANS -11-14hz , 1/2 second duration
-central regions
-asynchrony is abnormal after 2years old
-stage 2 sleep
Hypnagogic Hypersynchrony - ANS -2-6years old
-central/frontal regions
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, -paroxysmal bursts high voltage, 3-4.5hz
-normal variant of drowsiness
Dilantin toxicity - ANS ataxia (loss of control of body muscles)
Laplacian montage - ANS -source reference deviation
-looks at only the electrodes that are closest to the point of interest
-emphasizes localized waveforms
deja vu - ANS -complex partial sz
-automatisms/impaired consciousness
extreme spindles - ANS -found in MR (mental retardation) patients
-high voltage, anterior dominant
-generalized
OIRDA (Occipital Intermittent Rhythmic Delta Activity) - ANS -encephalopathy eeg pattern
most associated with children
-high amplitude, saw toothed, and reactive to eye opening
Rolandic Spikes - ANS -seen in children
-cento/temporal
-seen in benign rolandic epilepsy
FIRDA - ANS -Frontal Intermittent Rhythmic Delta Activity
-reacts to stimulation
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