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CLTM BOARD TEST EXAM
CLTM BOARD TEST EXAM 2025/2026
BANK WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
Focal seizures with symptoms of "tingling" sensations in the face likely originate in
a) Superior post-central gyrus
b) Inferior post-central gyrus
c) Inferior pre-central gyrus
d) Superior pre-central gyrus –
Correct Answer :B. Inferior post-central gyrus
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Phenobarbital causes
a) No changes
b) Generalized slowing
c) Beta activity
d) Burst suppression –
Correct Answer :D. Burst suppression
First line treatment for lennox gastaut syndrome
a) Valproic acid
b) Vigabatrin
c) Vimpat
d) Valium –
Correct Answer :A. Valproic acid
What type of anesthesia is best for electrocorticography in the operating rooms?
a) Propofol
b) Desflurane
c) Nitrous oxide
d) Ketamine - Correct Answer :B. Desflurane
Bolus of propofol will cause
a) No changes
b) Generalized slowing
c) Beta activity
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d) Burst suppression –
Correct Answer :D. Burst suppression
Rapid removal of which of the following anticonvulsants is most likely to elicit a generalized
seizure?
a) Phenobarbital
b) Levetiracetam
c) Phenytoin
d) Lamotrigine –
Correct Answer :A. Phenobarbital
Sensory symptoms such as tingling, numbness, and pins and needles would suggest a seizure
arising from the
a) Frontal lobe
b) Occipital lobe
c) Parietal lobe
d) Temporal lobe –
Correct Answer :C. Parietal lobe
An appropriate anesthetic regimen for language mapping
a) > 1 MAC
b) TIVA
c) Awake with local
d) 1 MAC –
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Correct Answer :C. Awake with local
What EEG finding is most often associated with sensory seizures?
a) Parietal sharp waves
b) Temporal sharp waves
c) Occipital sharp waves
d) Polyspike and wave complexes –
Correct Answer :A. Parietal sharp waves
Ohtahara syndrome
a) Burst suppression
b) ESES
c) Generalized slowing
d) 3 Hz spike and wave –
Correct Answer :A. Burst suppression
Lateralized Periodic Discharges are
a) Most common etiology in ischemic stroke
b) All the answers are correct
c) Associated with an increased risk for seizures and represent an ictal or inter-ictal pattern
d) Associated with viral encephalitis –
Correct Answer :B. All of the answers are correct
Which of the following statements regarding Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy is false?
CLTM BOARD TEST EXAM
CLTM BOARD TEST EXAM 2025/2026
BANK WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
Focal seizures with symptoms of "tingling" sensations in the face likely originate in
a) Superior post-central gyrus
b) Inferior post-central gyrus
c) Inferior pre-central gyrus
d) Superior pre-central gyrus –
Correct Answer :B. Inferior post-central gyrus
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Phenobarbital causes
a) No changes
b) Generalized slowing
c) Beta activity
d) Burst suppression –
Correct Answer :D. Burst suppression
First line treatment for lennox gastaut syndrome
a) Valproic acid
b) Vigabatrin
c) Vimpat
d) Valium –
Correct Answer :A. Valproic acid
What type of anesthesia is best for electrocorticography in the operating rooms?
a) Propofol
b) Desflurane
c) Nitrous oxide
d) Ketamine - Correct Answer :B. Desflurane
Bolus of propofol will cause
a) No changes
b) Generalized slowing
c) Beta activity
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d) Burst suppression –
Correct Answer :D. Burst suppression
Rapid removal of which of the following anticonvulsants is most likely to elicit a generalized
seizure?
a) Phenobarbital
b) Levetiracetam
c) Phenytoin
d) Lamotrigine –
Correct Answer :A. Phenobarbital
Sensory symptoms such as tingling, numbness, and pins and needles would suggest a seizure
arising from the
a) Frontal lobe
b) Occipital lobe
c) Parietal lobe
d) Temporal lobe –
Correct Answer :C. Parietal lobe
An appropriate anesthetic regimen for language mapping
a) > 1 MAC
b) TIVA
c) Awake with local
d) 1 MAC –
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Correct Answer :C. Awake with local
What EEG finding is most often associated with sensory seizures?
a) Parietal sharp waves
b) Temporal sharp waves
c) Occipital sharp waves
d) Polyspike and wave complexes –
Correct Answer :A. Parietal sharp waves
Ohtahara syndrome
a) Burst suppression
b) ESES
c) Generalized slowing
d) 3 Hz spike and wave –
Correct Answer :A. Burst suppression
Lateralized Periodic Discharges are
a) Most common etiology in ischemic stroke
b) All the answers are correct
c) Associated with an increased risk for seizures and represent an ictal or inter-ictal pattern
d) Associated with viral encephalitis –
Correct Answer :B. All of the answers are correct
Which of the following statements regarding Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy is false?
