EEG Boards Unit 2 Test Questions and
Answers 100% Correct
A childhood disorder characterized by acquired aphasia, multifocal epileptiform
abnormalities, and focal or generalized seizures: - ANSWER-Landau-Kleffner syndrome
A disease characterized by progressive dementia and periodic sharp wave complexes
on the EEG is: - ANSWER-Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
A disease that presents with an acoustic startle response within the first few months of
life: - ANSWER-Tay Sachs disease
A large lesion at the optic chiasm produces which of the following conditions? -
ANSWER-Complete blindness
A patient has generalized tonic-clonic seizure during the EEG recording. If one
electrode is pulled off, what is the primary responsibility of the EEG technologist? -
ANSWER-Protect the patient from injury and keep the EEG running
A pattern of 1-1.5 Hz activity with superinposed 8-20 Hz activity seen in neonates is
called? - ANSWER-Delta Brush
A prolonged series of generalized convulsions without any period of consciousness
between them is referred to as; - ANSWER-Status epilepticus
A seizure characterized by turning of the head, eyes, and trunk in a single direction is
usually caused by a focus in the: - ANSWER-Frontal lobe of the contralateral side to the
direction the body turns
A type of spike that is often seen in children: - ANSWER-Rolandic spikes
ACTH, aka Acthar Gel is used to treat? - ANSWER-Infantile spasms
An EEG pattern usually seen in toxic-metabolic encephalopathies, most commonly
hepatic or renal. Usually associated with an alteration of consciousness. - ANSWER-
Triphasic Waves
An EEG performed two days following a transient ischemic attack is most likely to show:
- ANSWER-Normal activity
An underlying lesion of white matter will more likely result in: - ANSWER-Focal slowing
Asynchrony of sleep spindles is abnormal after: - ANSWER-2 years
, At the onset of sleep, a 40-week conceptional age infant is most likely to enter into
which of the following stages of sleep? - ANSWER-Active
At therapeutic levels, phenytoin causes what kind of EEG finding? - ANSWER-No
change
At what conceptional age is a delta brush pattern primarily seen? - ANSWER-32-34
weeks
Beginning in adolescence, several members of the same family developed progressive
instability, ataxia, and the inability to walk. What best describes this condition? -
ANSWER-Olivopontocerebellar atrophy
Benign Rolandic Epilepsy spikes are seen: - ANSWER-Central-Temporal
Bilateral anterior beta activity is most likely to occur with what drug? - ANSWER-
Diazepam
BILEDS are seen with - ANSWER-Hypoxia
By what age should EEG differentiation of the four stages of non-REM sleep be
identifiable in a child born at term? - ANSWER-6 months
Changes in personality are most likely associated with tumors of the: - ANSWER-
Frontal lobe
Clinical semiology is a way to describe: - ANSWER-Behaviors during patient events
Deep anesthesia can cause: - ANSWER-Burst-Suppression
Delta brushes are seen in what type of patients? - ANSWER-Premature infants
Delta brushes are seen in: - ANSWER-A neonate in quiet sleep
Describe secondary bilateral synchrony: - ANSWER-Reflects rapid generalization from
one or multiple sources
During hyperventilation of a patient with a tumor in the right frontal area, the EEG is
most likely to show: - ANSWER-High voltage slow wave activity over the right frontal
area
During neonatal seizures, the EEG is most likely to show: - ANSWER-Focal rhythmic
activity
During the absence seizures, the technologist should: - ANSWER-Test the patient's
level of consciousness
Answers 100% Correct
A childhood disorder characterized by acquired aphasia, multifocal epileptiform
abnormalities, and focal or generalized seizures: - ANSWER-Landau-Kleffner syndrome
A disease characterized by progressive dementia and periodic sharp wave complexes
on the EEG is: - ANSWER-Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
A disease that presents with an acoustic startle response within the first few months of
life: - ANSWER-Tay Sachs disease
A large lesion at the optic chiasm produces which of the following conditions? -
ANSWER-Complete blindness
A patient has generalized tonic-clonic seizure during the EEG recording. If one
electrode is pulled off, what is the primary responsibility of the EEG technologist? -
ANSWER-Protect the patient from injury and keep the EEG running
A pattern of 1-1.5 Hz activity with superinposed 8-20 Hz activity seen in neonates is
called? - ANSWER-Delta Brush
A prolonged series of generalized convulsions without any period of consciousness
between them is referred to as; - ANSWER-Status epilepticus
A seizure characterized by turning of the head, eyes, and trunk in a single direction is
usually caused by a focus in the: - ANSWER-Frontal lobe of the contralateral side to the
direction the body turns
A type of spike that is often seen in children: - ANSWER-Rolandic spikes
ACTH, aka Acthar Gel is used to treat? - ANSWER-Infantile spasms
An EEG pattern usually seen in toxic-metabolic encephalopathies, most commonly
hepatic or renal. Usually associated with an alteration of consciousness. - ANSWER-
Triphasic Waves
An EEG performed two days following a transient ischemic attack is most likely to show:
- ANSWER-Normal activity
An underlying lesion of white matter will more likely result in: - ANSWER-Focal slowing
Asynchrony of sleep spindles is abnormal after: - ANSWER-2 years
, At the onset of sleep, a 40-week conceptional age infant is most likely to enter into
which of the following stages of sleep? - ANSWER-Active
At therapeutic levels, phenytoin causes what kind of EEG finding? - ANSWER-No
change
At what conceptional age is a delta brush pattern primarily seen? - ANSWER-32-34
weeks
Beginning in adolescence, several members of the same family developed progressive
instability, ataxia, and the inability to walk. What best describes this condition? -
ANSWER-Olivopontocerebellar atrophy
Benign Rolandic Epilepsy spikes are seen: - ANSWER-Central-Temporal
Bilateral anterior beta activity is most likely to occur with what drug? - ANSWER-
Diazepam
BILEDS are seen with - ANSWER-Hypoxia
By what age should EEG differentiation of the four stages of non-REM sleep be
identifiable in a child born at term? - ANSWER-6 months
Changes in personality are most likely associated with tumors of the: - ANSWER-
Frontal lobe
Clinical semiology is a way to describe: - ANSWER-Behaviors during patient events
Deep anesthesia can cause: - ANSWER-Burst-Suppression
Delta brushes are seen in what type of patients? - ANSWER-Premature infants
Delta brushes are seen in: - ANSWER-A neonate in quiet sleep
Describe secondary bilateral synchrony: - ANSWER-Reflects rapid generalization from
one or multiple sources
During hyperventilation of a patient with a tumor in the right frontal area, the EEG is
most likely to show: - ANSWER-High voltage slow wave activity over the right frontal
area
During neonatal seizures, the EEG is most likely to show: - ANSWER-Focal rhythmic
activity
During the absence seizures, the technologist should: - ANSWER-Test the patient's
level of consciousness
