CLTM ASAP (Advanced Supervision and Assessment Protocol) Board Exam
CLTM ASAP (ADVANCED SUPERVISION AND ASSESSMENT
PROTOCOL) BOARD EXAM INCLUDES ACCURATE AND VERIFIED
QUESTIONS COVERING LONG-TERM EEG MONITORING, SEIZURE
PATTERN RECOGNITION, INTRACRANIAL MONITORING, ARTIFACT
AND EQUIPMENT TROUBLESHOOTING, PATIENT SAFETY, AND
CLINICAL PATHOLOGICAL CORRELATION
During a WADA test, activities on one side of the brain are suspended for approximately:
a) 1-2 hours
b) 30 - 35 minutes
c) 20-24 minutes
d) 4 - 8 minutes - ANSWER-D. 4 - 8 minutes
SPECT
a) Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
b) Single Positive Epileptic Computed Tomography
c) Sample Photon Epileptic Centered Tomography
d) Sample Positive Epileptic Centered Tomography - ANSWER-A. Single Photon Emission
Computed Tomography
WADA
a) Short term memory
b) Hearing threshold
c)Homunculus
d) Sensory testing - ANSWER-A. Short term memory
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SPECT
a) Hypoglycemia
b) Hypothyroid
c) Hypoperfusion
d) Hypometabolism - ANSWER-C. Hypoperfusion
The best imaging study for assessing hippocampal sclerosis
a) CT scan
b) PET scan
c) MRI
d) MEG - ANSWER-C. MRI
Cerebral angiography prior to intracarotid amobarbital testing is necessary to assess
a) Speech lateralization
b) Venous blood flow
c) Memory lateralization
d) Arterial blood flow - ANSWER-D. Arterial blood flow
PET
a) Positron Emission Tomography
b) Positive Epileptic Tomography
c) Positron Epileptic Tomography
d) Positive Emission Tomography - ANSWER-A. Positron Emission Tomography
PET studies in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy will most likely show:
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a) Decreased glucose uptake
b) Increased glucose uptake
c) Decreased perfusion
d) Increased perfusion - ANSWER-A. Decreased glucose uptake
MEG is helpful in detection of epileptiform activity in patients with
a) All are correct
b) Tuberous sclerosis
c) Gilomas
d) Cortical dysplasia - ANSWER-A. All are correct
Intracarotid injection of amobarbital procedures
a) Contralateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
b) Ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient ipsilateral paralysis
c) Ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
d) Contralateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient ipsilateral paralysis - ANSWER-C.
Ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
fMRI
a) Can be used for sensory and language mapping
b) Detects spatical focus changes in blood flood and oxygenation
c) All are correct
d) Is part of the pre-surgical planning - ANSWER-C. All are correct
WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbital procedure, is performed for
a) Identification of epileptic foci
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b) Lateralization of the hippocampus
c) Identification of language disabilities
d) Language and memory lateralization - ANSWER-D. Language and memory lateralization
PET
a) Hypometabolism
b) Hypothyroid
c) Hypoperfusion
d) Hypoglycemia - ANSWER-A. Hypometabolism
Which is not a characteristic of the RNS neurostimultor?
a) It is used as an adjunctive therapy for adults and children
b) It is placed under the scalp
c) Delivers stimulation when specific patterns are detected
d) It is used as an adjunctive therapy for adults only - ANSWER-A. It is used as an adjunctive
therapy for adults and children
What is less invasive test for language and memory has decreased number of WADA tests that
are being conducted
a) CT scan
b) fMRI
c) PET scan
d) SPECT - ANSWER-B. fMRI
The intracarotid amobarbital test is used to determine cerebral dominance for
a) Mathematical calculations
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CLTM ASAP (ADVANCED SUPERVISION AND ASSESSMENT
PROTOCOL) BOARD EXAM INCLUDES ACCURATE AND VERIFIED
QUESTIONS COVERING LONG-TERM EEG MONITORING, SEIZURE
PATTERN RECOGNITION, INTRACRANIAL MONITORING, ARTIFACT
AND EQUIPMENT TROUBLESHOOTING, PATIENT SAFETY, AND
CLINICAL PATHOLOGICAL CORRELATION
During a WADA test, activities on one side of the brain are suspended for approximately:
a) 1-2 hours
b) 30 - 35 minutes
c) 20-24 minutes
d) 4 - 8 minutes - ANSWER-D. 4 - 8 minutes
SPECT
a) Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
b) Single Positive Epileptic Computed Tomography
c) Sample Photon Epileptic Centered Tomography
d) Sample Positive Epileptic Centered Tomography - ANSWER-A. Single Photon Emission
Computed Tomography
WADA
a) Short term memory
b) Hearing threshold
c)Homunculus
d) Sensory testing - ANSWER-A. Short term memory
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SPECT
a) Hypoglycemia
b) Hypothyroid
c) Hypoperfusion
d) Hypometabolism - ANSWER-C. Hypoperfusion
The best imaging study for assessing hippocampal sclerosis
a) CT scan
b) PET scan
c) MRI
d) MEG - ANSWER-C. MRI
Cerebral angiography prior to intracarotid amobarbital testing is necessary to assess
a) Speech lateralization
b) Venous blood flow
c) Memory lateralization
d) Arterial blood flow - ANSWER-D. Arterial blood flow
PET
a) Positron Emission Tomography
b) Positive Epileptic Tomography
c) Positron Epileptic Tomography
d) Positive Emission Tomography - ANSWER-A. Positron Emission Tomography
PET studies in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy will most likely show:
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a) Decreased glucose uptake
b) Increased glucose uptake
c) Decreased perfusion
d) Increased perfusion - ANSWER-A. Decreased glucose uptake
MEG is helpful in detection of epileptiform activity in patients with
a) All are correct
b) Tuberous sclerosis
c) Gilomas
d) Cortical dysplasia - ANSWER-A. All are correct
Intracarotid injection of amobarbital procedures
a) Contralateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
b) Ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient ipsilateral paralysis
c) Ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
d) Contralateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient ipsilateral paralysis - ANSWER-C.
Ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral paralysis
fMRI
a) Can be used for sensory and language mapping
b) Detects spatical focus changes in blood flood and oxygenation
c) All are correct
d) Is part of the pre-surgical planning - ANSWER-C. All are correct
WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbital procedure, is performed for
a) Identification of epileptic foci
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b) Lateralization of the hippocampus
c) Identification of language disabilities
d) Language and memory lateralization - ANSWER-D. Language and memory lateralization
PET
a) Hypometabolism
b) Hypothyroid
c) Hypoperfusion
d) Hypoglycemia - ANSWER-A. Hypometabolism
Which is not a characteristic of the RNS neurostimultor?
a) It is used as an adjunctive therapy for adults and children
b) It is placed under the scalp
c) Delivers stimulation when specific patterns are detected
d) It is used as an adjunctive therapy for adults only - ANSWER-A. It is used as an adjunctive
therapy for adults and children
What is less invasive test for language and memory has decreased number of WADA tests that
are being conducted
a) CT scan
b) fMRI
c) PET scan
d) SPECT - ANSWER-B. fMRI
The intracarotid amobarbital test is used to determine cerebral dominance for
a) Mathematical calculations
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