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A| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
(NEW 2024/ 2025 UPDATE)
The cardiovascular and respiratory centers for automatic control of heart
rate and respiration are found in the - ANS ✓Medulla
Thrombosis of the anterior cerebral artery is most likely due to - ANS
✓Contralateral lower extremity weakness
Thrombosis is the right middle cerebral artery would most likely cause -
ANS ✓Left sided paralysis, primarily of the face and arm
The foramen of Munro is the - ANS ✓Opening between lateral ventricles and
third ventricle of the brain
An action potential is an immediate result of which changes in the neural
membrane? - ANS ✓Depolarization
The resting potential of a neuron is - ANS ✓50-100 uV with the inside of the
cell more negative than the outside
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If a seizure discharge causes the waveforms in the channels to square off
and run into each other, what should be done? - ANS ✓The sensitivity should
be decreased (from 7uV/mm to 10, or 15)
Inflammation of the coverings of the brain of spinal cord is called - ANS
✓Meningitis
A malignant tumor primarily seen in children may be - ANS
✓medulloblastoma
The most common symptoms of which type of head injury are a temporary
LOC, followed by confusion, severe headache, and possibly amnesia for the
accident? - ANS ✓Concussion
Which infection is most likely to produce headache, fever, nuchal rigidity,
coma, and death? - ANS ✓Meningitis
The "dance-like" movements of the head and extremities may be exhibited
in a patient with which hereditary degenerative disease? - ANS
✓Huntington's chorea
Without dietetic treatment, this hereditary disease may cause mental
retardation and infantile spasms - ANS ✓Phenylketonuria
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Herniation of the uncus results in compression of which cranial nerve? -
ANS ✓Third
cafe-au-lait spots and neurofibromas are associated with - ANS ✓Von
Recklinghousen's disease
Substantia nigra is affected in what disorder? - ANS ✓Parkinsonism
Port wine stain is associated with - ANS ✓Sturge-Weber syndrome
What condition is characterized by rigidity, tremors and festination? - ANS
✓Parkinson's disease
A patient complaining of right hemiplegia will have - ANS ✓Difficulty moving
the right half of the body
A patient with sensory aphasia with have difficulty - ANS ✓Comprehending
the meaning of words and phrases
What term is used to describe brain stem injury in a patient who is
completely paralyzed except for vertical eye movements? - ANS ✓Locked-in
syndrome
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ABRET EEG EXAMINATION QS & AS| GRADE
A| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
(NEW 2024/ 2025 UPDATE)
The cardiovascular and respiratory centers for automatic control of heart
rate and respiration are found in the - ANS ✓Medulla
Thrombosis of the anterior cerebral artery is most likely due to - ANS
✓Contralateral lower extremity weakness
Thrombosis is the right middle cerebral artery would most likely cause -
ANS ✓Left sided paralysis, primarily of the face and arm
The foramen of Munro is the - ANS ✓Opening between lateral ventricles and
third ventricle of the brain
An action potential is an immediate result of which changes in the neural
membrane? - ANS ✓Depolarization
The resting potential of a neuron is - ANS ✓50-100 uV with the inside of the
cell more negative than the outside
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If a seizure discharge causes the waveforms in the channels to square off
and run into each other, what should be done? - ANS ✓The sensitivity should
be decreased (from 7uV/mm to 10, or 15)
Inflammation of the coverings of the brain of spinal cord is called - ANS
✓Meningitis
A malignant tumor primarily seen in children may be - ANS
✓medulloblastoma
The most common symptoms of which type of head injury are a temporary
LOC, followed by confusion, severe headache, and possibly amnesia for the
accident? - ANS ✓Concussion
Which infection is most likely to produce headache, fever, nuchal rigidity,
coma, and death? - ANS ✓Meningitis
The "dance-like" movements of the head and extremities may be exhibited
in a patient with which hereditary degenerative disease? - ANS
✓Huntington's chorea
Without dietetic treatment, this hereditary disease may cause mental
retardation and infantile spasms - ANS ✓Phenylketonuria
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Herniation of the uncus results in compression of which cranial nerve? -
ANS ✓Third
cafe-au-lait spots and neurofibromas are associated with - ANS ✓Von
Recklinghousen's disease
Substantia nigra is affected in what disorder? - ANS ✓Parkinsonism
Port wine stain is associated with - ANS ✓Sturge-Weber syndrome
What condition is characterized by rigidity, tremors and festination? - ANS
✓Parkinson's disease
A patient complaining of right hemiplegia will have - ANS ✓Difficulty moving
the right half of the body
A patient with sensory aphasia with have difficulty - ANS ✓Comprehending
the meaning of words and phrases
What term is used to describe brain stem injury in a patient who is
completely paralyzed except for vertical eye movements? - ANS ✓Locked-in
syndrome
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