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ABRET BOARD EXAM LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
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The EEG of an aphasic patient who's CT scan reveals a subderal
hematoma is most likely to show
A. Right temporal spike and wave focus
B. Attenuation of background in the left hemisphere
C. Left hemispheric PLEDs
D. Generalized polyspikes - ANSWER-B. Attenuation of
background in the left hemisphere
A diagnosis of an astrocytoma in the left frontal lobe is most likely
to produce which of the following EEG findings:
a. generalized polymorphic delta activity
b. focal delta activity in the right hemisphere
c. left frontal focal spike activity
d. left frontal burst suppression - ANSWER-c. left frontal focal
spike activity
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This type of EEG activity most often appears in association with
rapidly growing tumors such as glioblastoma multiform and
cerebral metastatic lesions
A. polymorphic delta activity
B. Beta asymmetry
C. Spike and wave
D. Epileptiform discharges - ANSWER-A. polymorphic delta
activity
Which of the following EEG patterns carries a poor prognosis and
is often the result of a respiratory or cardiac arrest
A. nonreactive continuous alpha
B. hypsarrhythmia
C. FIRDA
D. Continuous Spindles - ANSWER-A. nonreactive continuous
alpha
Which of the following is related to an alpha coma pattern?
A. Reactivity to external stimuli
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B. Usually indicates a food prognosis
C. Is only present when the patient is alert and oriented
D. An atypical distribution of alpha - ANSWER-D. An atypical
distribution of alpha
The triad of cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic
hallucinations are seen in
A. Apoplexy
B. Sleep Apnea
C. Narcolepsy
D. Temporal lobe epilepsy - ANSWER-C. Narcolepsy
Benzodiazepines at thearaputic levels can cause
A. Marked diffuse slowing
B. Frontal central beta
C. Epileptiform activity
D. Focal frontal slowing - ANSWER-B. Frontal central beta
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The drug Dilantin will have little effect on the EEG at therapeutic
levels however when approaching toxic levels the drug can cause
what EEG change?
A. An increase in beta
B. A slowing in the background alpha
C. Frontal beta
D. Bursts of temporal theta - ANSWER-B. A slowing in the
background alpha
Increasing depth of anesthesia causes which of the following
sequences of EEG changes:
a. increased beta then intermixed theta then delta, with burst
suppression if anesthesia is deep enough
b. burst suppression then delta then theta
c. loss of alpha then increased theta then widespread beta
d. delta then widespread beta then burst suppression - ANSWER-
a. increased beta then intermixed theta then delta, with burst
suppression if anesthesia is deep enough
ABRET BOARD EXAM LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
The EEG of an aphasic patient who's CT scan reveals a subderal
hematoma is most likely to show
A. Right temporal spike and wave focus
B. Attenuation of background in the left hemisphere
C. Left hemispheric PLEDs
D. Generalized polyspikes - ANSWER-B. Attenuation of
background in the left hemisphere
A diagnosis of an astrocytoma in the left frontal lobe is most likely
to produce which of the following EEG findings:
a. generalized polymorphic delta activity
b. focal delta activity in the right hemisphere
c. left frontal focal spike activity
d. left frontal burst suppression - ANSWER-c. left frontal focal
spike activity
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This type of EEG activity most often appears in association with
rapidly growing tumors such as glioblastoma multiform and
cerebral metastatic lesions
A. polymorphic delta activity
B. Beta asymmetry
C. Spike and wave
D. Epileptiform discharges - ANSWER-A. polymorphic delta
activity
Which of the following EEG patterns carries a poor prognosis and
is often the result of a respiratory or cardiac arrest
A. nonreactive continuous alpha
B. hypsarrhythmia
C. FIRDA
D. Continuous Spindles - ANSWER-A. nonreactive continuous
alpha
Which of the following is related to an alpha coma pattern?
A. Reactivity to external stimuli
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B. Usually indicates a food prognosis
C. Is only present when the patient is alert and oriented
D. An atypical distribution of alpha - ANSWER-D. An atypical
distribution of alpha
The triad of cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic
hallucinations are seen in
A. Apoplexy
B. Sleep Apnea
C. Narcolepsy
D. Temporal lobe epilepsy - ANSWER-C. Narcolepsy
Benzodiazepines at thearaputic levels can cause
A. Marked diffuse slowing
B. Frontal central beta
C. Epileptiform activity
D. Focal frontal slowing - ANSWER-B. Frontal central beta
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The drug Dilantin will have little effect on the EEG at therapeutic
levels however when approaching toxic levels the drug can cause
what EEG change?
A. An increase in beta
B. A slowing in the background alpha
C. Frontal beta
D. Bursts of temporal theta - ANSWER-B. A slowing in the
background alpha
Increasing depth of anesthesia causes which of the following
sequences of EEG changes:
a. increased beta then intermixed theta then delta, with burst
suppression if anesthesia is deep enough
b. burst suppression then delta then theta
c. loss of alpha then increased theta then widespread beta
d. delta then widespread beta then burst suppression - ANSWER-
a. increased beta then intermixed theta then delta, with burst
suppression if anesthesia is deep enough
