EEG BOARD PREP PRACTICE QUESTIONS with Verified Answers Graded A+
What stage of sleep will you find vertex waves? N1
What stage of sleep will you see sleep spindles? N2
What stage of sleep will you see POSTS? N1
What would an EEG look like of someone who has down
Normal
syndrome?
If a patient is becoming "deeper" in a coma, triphasic
Disappear
waves are most likely to do what?
What normal activity can be seen in C3/C4? Mu
What is seen most often in children? Rolandic spikes
What region do you see Rolandic spikes? central
At which conceptal age do you begin to see delta brushes? 32-34 weeks
electrocebral inactivity is defined as no EEG activity over
2 microvolts
what?
Immediately following an absence seizure the EEG will be? normal
beta coma most commonly results from what? drug overdose
a skull defect will result in what EEG pattern? breech rhythm
What feature is most diagnostic of psychogenic PNES? no disruption of the PDR
an electrographic seizure is characterized by what activity? episodic rhymes activity
What is most useful when determining localization and
montage
polarity?
what normal variant has positive polarity? lambda
according to guidelines what is the bandwidth for routine
1-70 hz
EEGs?
how many millimeters are in one centimeter? 10 mm
what is unilateral spikes considered ? focal abnormality
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, EEG BOARD PREP PRACTICE QUESTIONS with Verified Answers Graded A+
what are the 3 best ways to describe EEG patterns and
morphology, location, frequecy
seizures?
what is another name for small sharp spikes ? BETS
what makes lambda ditterent from posts? occurs with eyes open
are spikes considered abnormal? yes
what type of activity will a neonatal seizure show on an
focal rhythmic ativity
EEG?
What montage should be used for an ECI according to
double distance
guidelines?
which filter setting will record the greatest ettect on a 70
70 Hz
Hz wave?
what is most attenuated by a low filter of 5 Hz .1 Hz
what localization is most used in referential montages? amplitude
A patient with ms will have what type of EEG? normal
what is the value in psychiatric disorders? rules out seizures
If a patient has a skull defect it is very important to what? document history
When evaluating abnormal discharges what 2 things
level of consciousness and movement
should you document?
what activity will be seen on an EEG 2 days after a transient
normal
ischemic attack (TIA)
With rapidly increasing dosage, which medications will
barbituates
have the most sedative ettect on the patient?
What is used to treat infantile spasms? ACTH
The main ditterence between simple partial and complex
preservation of consciousness
partial is what?
4 months
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What stage of sleep will you find vertex waves? N1
What stage of sleep will you see sleep spindles? N2
What stage of sleep will you see POSTS? N1
What would an EEG look like of someone who has down
Normal
syndrome?
If a patient is becoming "deeper" in a coma, triphasic
Disappear
waves are most likely to do what?
What normal activity can be seen in C3/C4? Mu
What is seen most often in children? Rolandic spikes
What region do you see Rolandic spikes? central
At which conceptal age do you begin to see delta brushes? 32-34 weeks
electrocebral inactivity is defined as no EEG activity over
2 microvolts
what?
Immediately following an absence seizure the EEG will be? normal
beta coma most commonly results from what? drug overdose
a skull defect will result in what EEG pattern? breech rhythm
What feature is most diagnostic of psychogenic PNES? no disruption of the PDR
an electrographic seizure is characterized by what activity? episodic rhymes activity
What is most useful when determining localization and
montage
polarity?
what normal variant has positive polarity? lambda
according to guidelines what is the bandwidth for routine
1-70 hz
EEGs?
how many millimeters are in one centimeter? 10 mm
what is unilateral spikes considered ? focal abnormality
1/6
, EEG BOARD PREP PRACTICE QUESTIONS with Verified Answers Graded A+
what are the 3 best ways to describe EEG patterns and
morphology, location, frequecy
seizures?
what is another name for small sharp spikes ? BETS
what makes lambda ditterent from posts? occurs with eyes open
are spikes considered abnormal? yes
what type of activity will a neonatal seizure show on an
focal rhythmic ativity
EEG?
What montage should be used for an ECI according to
double distance
guidelines?
which filter setting will record the greatest ettect on a 70
70 Hz
Hz wave?
what is most attenuated by a low filter of 5 Hz .1 Hz
what localization is most used in referential montages? amplitude
A patient with ms will have what type of EEG? normal
what is the value in psychiatric disorders? rules out seizures
If a patient has a skull defect it is very important to what? document history
When evaluating abnormal discharges what 2 things
level of consciousness and movement
should you document?
what activity will be seen on an EEG 2 days after a transient
normal
ischemic attack (TIA)
With rapidly increasing dosage, which medications will
barbituates
have the most sedative ettect on the patient?
What is used to treat infantile spasms? ACTH
The main ditterence between simple partial and complex
preservation of consciousness
partial is what?
4 months
2/6
