ABRET EEG Correlation of History: Verified Questions & Answers (2026/2027)

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ABRET CORRELATION OF
HISTORY WITH EEG (NEW 2026/
2027 UPDATE) QS & AS| 100%
CORRECT (VERIFIED ANSWERS)


The interictal EEG of children with a history of untreated febrile seizures usually is



a. excessively fast

b. asynchronous and slow

c. diffusely paroxysmal

d. normal CORRECT ANSWER:

normal Creutzfeldt-Jakob

disease



a. multifocal spikes

b. LPDs/PLEDs

c. GPDs/GPEDs

d. FIRDA CORRECT ANSWER: GPDs/GPEDs

What effects might be seen on an EEG performed on a patient with chronic

alcoholism?

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a. diffuse slowing

b. low amplitude and decreased alpha

c. high amplitude beta

d. frontal slowing CORRECT ANSWER: low amplitude and decreased

alpha PLEDs are not typically seen in patients with



a. herpes simplex encephalitis

b. acute cerebral infarct

c. acute cerebral lesions

d. Lennox-Gastaut CORRECT ANSWER: Lennox-Gastaut

Which of the following EEG patterns is characteristic of West syndrome?



a. Generalized spike and wave

b. hypersynchrony

c. status epilepticus

d. hypsarrhythmia CORRECT ANSWER: hypsarrhythmia

The EEG of a patient with hepatic encephalopathy is most likely to show:



a. burst suppression pattern

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b. generalized triphasic waves

c. atypical spike and wave

d. FIRDA CORRECT ANSWER: generalized triphasic waves (hepatic is related to

liver) An EEG pattern usually seen in toxic-metabolic encephalopathies, most

commonly hepatic or renal. Usually associated with an alteration of

consciousness



a. intermittent rhythmic delta patterns

b. subtle changes in the background rhythms

c. PLEDs

d. Triphasic waves CORRECT ANSWER: triphasic waves

Which of the following would indicate the best prognosis in a comatose patient?



a. generalized low amplitude delta with no background activity

b. electrographic changes indicating wakefulness and sleep

c. spindle coma

d. generalized suppression of the EEG CORRECT ANSWER: electrographic

changes indicating wakefulness and sleep