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2026 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 500
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
The purpose of bilateral medial temporal depth electrodes is to: - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- Lateralize hippocampal seizures focus
Where are sphenoidal locations used to record epileptiform activity - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- the medial or anterior aspects of the temporal lobe
When identifying the central sulcus, what is the time frame that the phase reversal
must occur from the original stimulation in order to prove an actual phase reversal?
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Within 2msec
Which electrodes can best record a focal discharge in Sturge-Weber syndrome? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Subocciptial
24-48 hour continuous EEG monitoring in the ICU is recommended for
diagnosing: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Non- convulsive Status
What is the correct order for surgical evaluation for epilepsy surgery - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- Seizure, epilepsy diagnosis, medication trials, imaging for
pathology, craniotomy, placement of subdural electrodes, EMU surgical resection
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,Responsive neurostimulation, an adjunctive therapy designed for the treatment of
epilepsy, has which function? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Record, detect and
stimulate
Phase II of epilepsy surgery is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Subdural electrodes
are placed for intracranial monitoring
The recommended duration for cEEG in a non-comatose patient suspected of
having non-convulsive seizures is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 24 hours
Functional mapping of eloquent cortex includes: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Motor, sensory and language
In patient with intracranial grids, excessive widespread polymorphic slowing with
attenuated waveforms raises the question of: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Cerebral edema under the grid
An appropriate anesthetic regimen for language mapping: - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- Awake with local
Relative to P7, the P9 electrode placement is placed: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
10% lateral to P7
T1 and T2 electrode placement: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 1 cm superior to 1/3
of the distance from the external eye canthus and the tragus (third closet to tragus)
Which electrode from he 10-10 system would be useful on a patient with suspected
benign rolandic epilepsy - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- CP1
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,EEG changes can be seen when cerebral blood flow falls below: - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- 25-30ml/100g/minute
In the proposed 10-10 system what is the designation of the intermediate chain
between the fronto polar and frontal leads? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Anterior
frontal (AF)
Strip electrodes are usually inserted through a - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Burr
hole
Risks associated with foramen ovale electrodes include: - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- Facial numbness
Which electrodes are used to record from the amygdala, hippocampus, or areas of
cortical dysplasia? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Depth
Subdural electrodes are commonly composed of: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
platinum
Depth electrodes are used primarily in patients with: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Medial temporal lobe epilepsy
The homunculus is a: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Representation of motor and
sensory cortex of the brain
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, Electrode that consist of a row of disks embedded in silastic, or a bundle of fine
wires, each tip of which is a recording point known as: - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- Strip
Cortical responses recorded over the supplementary motor cortex to median nerve
SSEPs is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Positive near field responses
What is the m most common spacing of electrode disks on a 4 point intracranial
strip? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 1 cm
Subdural electrodes in long term monitoring are used to record activity from: -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Cerebral cortex
Sphenoidal electrodes are associated with: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- anterior
tip of temporal lobe
An electrode application technique considered the only method that will insure a
stable long term scalp recording is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Collodion
Which electrodes are MRI conditional for intracranial monitoring? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- Platinum
Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with epilepsy? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 60%
The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- non convulsive
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2026 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 500
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
The purpose of bilateral medial temporal depth electrodes is to: - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- Lateralize hippocampal seizures focus
Where are sphenoidal locations used to record epileptiform activity - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- the medial or anterior aspects of the temporal lobe
When identifying the central sulcus, what is the time frame that the phase reversal
must occur from the original stimulation in order to prove an actual phase reversal?
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Within 2msec
Which electrodes can best record a focal discharge in Sturge-Weber syndrome? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Subocciptial
24-48 hour continuous EEG monitoring in the ICU is recommended for
diagnosing: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Non- convulsive Status
What is the correct order for surgical evaluation for epilepsy surgery - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- Seizure, epilepsy diagnosis, medication trials, imaging for
pathology, craniotomy, placement of subdural electrodes, EMU surgical resection
1|Page
,Responsive neurostimulation, an adjunctive therapy designed for the treatment of
epilepsy, has which function? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Record, detect and
stimulate
Phase II of epilepsy surgery is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Subdural electrodes
are placed for intracranial monitoring
The recommended duration for cEEG in a non-comatose patient suspected of
having non-convulsive seizures is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 24 hours
Functional mapping of eloquent cortex includes: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Motor, sensory and language
In patient with intracranial grids, excessive widespread polymorphic slowing with
attenuated waveforms raises the question of: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Cerebral edema under the grid
An appropriate anesthetic regimen for language mapping: - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- Awake with local
Relative to P7, the P9 electrode placement is placed: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
10% lateral to P7
T1 and T2 electrode placement: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 1 cm superior to 1/3
of the distance from the external eye canthus and the tragus (third closet to tragus)
Which electrode from he 10-10 system would be useful on a patient with suspected
benign rolandic epilepsy - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- CP1
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,EEG changes can be seen when cerebral blood flow falls below: - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- 25-30ml/100g/minute
In the proposed 10-10 system what is the designation of the intermediate chain
between the fronto polar and frontal leads? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Anterior
frontal (AF)
Strip electrodes are usually inserted through a - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Burr
hole
Risks associated with foramen ovale electrodes include: - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- Facial numbness
Which electrodes are used to record from the amygdala, hippocampus, or areas of
cortical dysplasia? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Depth
Subdural electrodes are commonly composed of: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
platinum
Depth electrodes are used primarily in patients with: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Medial temporal lobe epilepsy
The homunculus is a: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Representation of motor and
sensory cortex of the brain
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, Electrode that consist of a row of disks embedded in silastic, or a bundle of fine
wires, each tip of which is a recording point known as: - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- Strip
Cortical responses recorded over the supplementary motor cortex to median nerve
SSEPs is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Positive near field responses
What is the m most common spacing of electrode disks on a 4 point intracranial
strip? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 1 cm
Subdural electrodes in long term monitoring are used to record activity from: -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Cerebral cortex
Sphenoidal electrodes are associated with: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- anterior
tip of temporal lobe
An electrode application technique considered the only method that will insure a
stable long term scalp recording is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Collodion
Which electrodes are MRI conditional for intracranial monitoring? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- Platinum
Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with epilepsy? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- 60%
The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- non convulsive
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