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2025-2026 TEST QUESTIONS
WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
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Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with
epilepsy? - ANSWER 60%
The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: - ANSWER non
convulsive
What type of resection is associated with medial temporal sclerosis? -
ANSWER Temporal lobectomy
The safest AED for pregnant women - ANSWER Lamictal
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with - ANSWER
Infantile spasms
Expressive speech - ANSWER Broca's area
Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with -
ANSWER partial seizures
Phenobarbital shows what activity? - ANSWER Beta
Which medication is appropriate for treating status epilepticus? -
ANSWER Lorazepam
Keto diet consists of - ANSWER high fat, low carbohydrates, adequate
protein
Bolus of Propofol will cause: - ANSWER burst suppression
, How often should Stimulation assessment be made on patients monitored
in the ICU? - ANSWER Daily
The greatest utility of CEEG is in the ICU patients with: - ANSWER
Unexplained "spells" such as variations in vital signs or twitching
WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbitol procedure is
performed for: - ANSWER Language and memory lateralization
What less invasive test for language and memory has decreased the
number of WADA tests that are being conducted? - ANSWER fMRI
PET - ANSWER hypometabolism
The intracarotid ambarbital test is used to determine cerebral dominance
for: - ANSWER language and memory function
WADA is associated with: - ANSWER language function
What does PET stand for? - ANSWER Positron Emission Tomography
Cerebral angiography prior to intracarotid amobarbital testing is
necessary to assess - ANSWER arterial blood flow
SPECT stands for: - ANSWER Single Photon Emitted Computed
Tomography
Which type of procedure is involved during the preoperative diagnostic
WADA test? - ANSWER Angiography
PET studies in a child with Rasmussen's encephalitis will most likely
demonstrate: - ANSWER Widespread hemispheric hypometabolism
As part of the pre-surgical work-up, this magnetic source localization is
used for spatial and temporal functional mapping of interictal
epileptiform discharges - ANSWER MEG
**PET studies in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy will most
likely show - ANSWER Decreased glucose uptake
Intracarotid injection of Amobarbital procedures are associated with: -
ANSWER ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral
paralysis
,The interictal SPECT may show focal - ANSWER Hypoperfusion
The goal of cortical stimulation during functional mapping is to: -
ANSWER identify eloquent cortex
during a WADA test activities on one side of the brain are suspended for
approximately - ANSWER 4-8 minutes
The best imaging study for assessing hippocampal sclerosis - ANSWER
MRI
WADA is associated with what memory? - ANSWER Short term
memory
At what postmenstrual age (PMA) do delta brushes start to appear? -
ANSWER 30 weeks
What is the postmenstrual age (PMA) of a neonate born at 36 weeks
gestation who is now 2 weeks old? - ANSWER 38 weeks
A neonates EEG pattern is evaluated based on: - ANSWER
postmenstural age (PMA)
Which childhood epileptic syndrome has the best prognosis? - ANSWER
Panayiotopoulous syndrome
At what age would a posterior dominant rhythm be seen? - ANSWER 3-
4 months
Aphasia is the characteristic clinical sign of: - ANSWER Landau-
Kleffner
Which of the following blood vessels is most frequently involved in
cerebrovascular accidents (CVA)? - ANSWER Internal carotid artery
How many hours is the typical therapeutic hypothermia period for
neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy? - ANSWER 72 hours
A subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs: - ANSWER Between the first and
second layer of meninges
, Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy has seizures that occur: - ANSWER during
the first hour of waking
This type of surgical treatment is most beneficial for patients who have
epileptic zones arising from or overlapping with eloquent cortex -
ANSWER Multiple Subpial Transection
Hyothalamic Hamartomas are associated with: - ANSWER Gelastic
seizures
Which type of epilepsy may be confused with psychogenic non epileptic
seizures? - ANSWER Frontal lobe epilepsy
Lennox- Gastaut Syndrome is associated with what type of seizures? -
ANSWER Atypical Absence
An effectively known treatment option for Hypothalamic Hamartomas is:
- ANSWER Gamma Knife
Landau-Kleffner syndrome is associated with what type of symptom? -
ANSWER Aphasia
Which structure is a processing center for sensory, motor, and limbic
info? - ANSWER Thalamus
Which arteries supply cerebral watershed areas? - ANSWER ACA
Vertebral arteries join together to form what? - ANSWER basilar artery
what makes up the meningies? - ANSWER dura, arachnoid, pia
Any dysfunction in this structure may lead to Parkinson's disease? -
ANSWER Basal ganglia
Motor speech comes from which lobe? - ANSWER Frontal lobe
True or False: radial dipoles are vertical in orientation - ANSWER true
The EKG can appear on the EEG as - ANSWER sharp discharges
A seizure type that is initiated in the basil ganglia is: - ANSWER
Neocortical seizures
2025-2026 TEST QUESTIONS
WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
||100% GUARANTEED PASS
<BRAND NEW VERSION>
Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with
epilepsy? - ANSWER 60%
The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: - ANSWER non
convulsive
What type of resection is associated with medial temporal sclerosis? -
ANSWER Temporal lobectomy
The safest AED for pregnant women - ANSWER Lamictal
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with - ANSWER
Infantile spasms
Expressive speech - ANSWER Broca's area
Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with -
ANSWER partial seizures
Phenobarbital shows what activity? - ANSWER Beta
Which medication is appropriate for treating status epilepticus? -
ANSWER Lorazepam
Keto diet consists of - ANSWER high fat, low carbohydrates, adequate
protein
Bolus of Propofol will cause: - ANSWER burst suppression
, How often should Stimulation assessment be made on patients monitored
in the ICU? - ANSWER Daily
The greatest utility of CEEG is in the ICU patients with: - ANSWER
Unexplained "spells" such as variations in vital signs or twitching
WADA testing, also known as intracarotid amobarbitol procedure is
performed for: - ANSWER Language and memory lateralization
What less invasive test for language and memory has decreased the
number of WADA tests that are being conducted? - ANSWER fMRI
PET - ANSWER hypometabolism
The intracarotid ambarbital test is used to determine cerebral dominance
for: - ANSWER language and memory function
WADA is associated with: - ANSWER language function
What does PET stand for? - ANSWER Positron Emission Tomography
Cerebral angiography prior to intracarotid amobarbital testing is
necessary to assess - ANSWER arterial blood flow
SPECT stands for: - ANSWER Single Photon Emitted Computed
Tomography
Which type of procedure is involved during the preoperative diagnostic
WADA test? - ANSWER Angiography
PET studies in a child with Rasmussen's encephalitis will most likely
demonstrate: - ANSWER Widespread hemispheric hypometabolism
As part of the pre-surgical work-up, this magnetic source localization is
used for spatial and temporal functional mapping of interictal
epileptiform discharges - ANSWER MEG
**PET studies in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy will most
likely show - ANSWER Decreased glucose uptake
Intracarotid injection of Amobarbital procedures are associated with: -
ANSWER ipsilateral hemispheric dysfunction and transient contralateral
paralysis
,The interictal SPECT may show focal - ANSWER Hypoperfusion
The goal of cortical stimulation during functional mapping is to: -
ANSWER identify eloquent cortex
during a WADA test activities on one side of the brain are suspended for
approximately - ANSWER 4-8 minutes
The best imaging study for assessing hippocampal sclerosis - ANSWER
MRI
WADA is associated with what memory? - ANSWER Short term
memory
At what postmenstrual age (PMA) do delta brushes start to appear? -
ANSWER 30 weeks
What is the postmenstrual age (PMA) of a neonate born at 36 weeks
gestation who is now 2 weeks old? - ANSWER 38 weeks
A neonates EEG pattern is evaluated based on: - ANSWER
postmenstural age (PMA)
Which childhood epileptic syndrome has the best prognosis? - ANSWER
Panayiotopoulous syndrome
At what age would a posterior dominant rhythm be seen? - ANSWER 3-
4 months
Aphasia is the characteristic clinical sign of: - ANSWER Landau-
Kleffner
Which of the following blood vessels is most frequently involved in
cerebrovascular accidents (CVA)? - ANSWER Internal carotid artery
How many hours is the typical therapeutic hypothermia period for
neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy? - ANSWER 72 hours
A subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs: - ANSWER Between the first and
second layer of meninges
, Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy has seizures that occur: - ANSWER during
the first hour of waking
This type of surgical treatment is most beneficial for patients who have
epileptic zones arising from or overlapping with eloquent cortex -
ANSWER Multiple Subpial Transection
Hyothalamic Hamartomas are associated with: - ANSWER Gelastic
seizures
Which type of epilepsy may be confused with psychogenic non epileptic
seizures? - ANSWER Frontal lobe epilepsy
Lennox- Gastaut Syndrome is associated with what type of seizures? -
ANSWER Atypical Absence
An effectively known treatment option for Hypothalamic Hamartomas is:
- ANSWER Gamma Knife
Landau-Kleffner syndrome is associated with what type of symptom? -
ANSWER Aphasia
Which structure is a processing center for sensory, motor, and limbic
info? - ANSWER Thalamus
Which arteries supply cerebral watershed areas? - ANSWER ACA
Vertebral arteries join together to form what? - ANSWER basilar artery
what makes up the meningies? - ANSWER dura, arachnoid, pia
Any dysfunction in this structure may lead to Parkinson's disease? -
ANSWER Basal ganglia
Motor speech comes from which lobe? - ANSWER Frontal lobe
True or False: radial dipoles are vertical in orientation - ANSWER true
The EKG can appear on the EEG as - ANSWER sharp discharges
A seizure type that is initiated in the basil ganglia is: - ANSWER
Neocortical seizures
