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EEG BOARD PREP EXAM (2 LATEST VERSIONS) NEWEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
Which of the following eeg patterns represents favorable
prognosis in a post-anoxic state?
A burst suppression pattern
B alpha coma
C theta coma
D cont. Low voltage delta activity. - answer-continuous low
voltage delta activity
Trace alternant is a pattern associated with all of the following
except
A premature infant less than 32 weeks ca
B quiet sleep
C intermittent suppression period
D normal infant - answer-premature infant less than 32 weeks ca
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All of the following are seen in quiet sleep in neonate - answer-
regular and quiet respirations
Trace discontinue
Trace alternant
The incidence of finding interictal epileptiform discharges during
the first eeg in an adult patient is - answer-30-50%
Which of the following medications causes the most significant
effect on the eeg?
A clozapine
B lithium
C valproic acid
D phenytoin - answer-clozapine
Acute brain abscess is most often associated with - answer-focal
slow delta activity
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Which seizure type might exhibit "bizarre body movement"
appearing like pseudo-seizures? - answer-frontal lobe
What is the term used to identify the age of a neonate from
conception through birth to date? - answer-conceptional age
A patient in "locked-in syndrome" usually shows - answer-normal
eeg
The difference between trace discontinue (td) and trace alternant
(ta) is: - answer-td shows greater suppression (inactive eeg) than
ta
Which type of cva is associated with hypertensive patients? -
answer-cerebral hemorrhage
Which of the following is not characteristic of seizure onset?
A change of freq
B rhythmic activity
C flattening of eeg
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D ada - answer-ada
A pattern resembling progressively changing ictal discharge but
not associated with clinical symptoms of seizure is - answer-sreda
Photic light should be how far from a patient's eyes? - ANSWER-
12 inches
Todd's paralysis - ANSWER-Postictal weakness or paralysis that
is often unilateral and resolves over 24 hours
Marked amplitude asymmetry - ANSWER-Consistent asymmetry
in amplitude on a referential recording of more than 50%
amplitude
Subacute Panencephalitis SSPE is caused from what disease? -
ANSWER-measles
Where is the cingulate cortex located in relation to the corpus
collosum - ANSWER-superiorly
EEG BOARD PREP EXAM (2 LATEST VERSIONS) NEWEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
Which of the following eeg patterns represents favorable
prognosis in a post-anoxic state?
A burst suppression pattern
B alpha coma
C theta coma
D cont. Low voltage delta activity. - answer-continuous low
voltage delta activity
Trace alternant is a pattern associated with all of the following
except
A premature infant less than 32 weeks ca
B quiet sleep
C intermittent suppression period
D normal infant - answer-premature infant less than 32 weeks ca
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All of the following are seen in quiet sleep in neonate - answer-
regular and quiet respirations
Trace discontinue
Trace alternant
The incidence of finding interictal epileptiform discharges during
the first eeg in an adult patient is - answer-30-50%
Which of the following medications causes the most significant
effect on the eeg?
A clozapine
B lithium
C valproic acid
D phenytoin - answer-clozapine
Acute brain abscess is most often associated with - answer-focal
slow delta activity
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Which seizure type might exhibit "bizarre body movement"
appearing like pseudo-seizures? - answer-frontal lobe
What is the term used to identify the age of a neonate from
conception through birth to date? - answer-conceptional age
A patient in "locked-in syndrome" usually shows - answer-normal
eeg
The difference between trace discontinue (td) and trace alternant
(ta) is: - answer-td shows greater suppression (inactive eeg) than
ta
Which type of cva is associated with hypertensive patients? -
answer-cerebral hemorrhage
Which of the following is not characteristic of seizure onset?
A change of freq
B rhythmic activity
C flattening of eeg
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D ada - answer-ada
A pattern resembling progressively changing ictal discharge but
not associated with clinical symptoms of seizure is - answer-sreda
Photic light should be how far from a patient's eyes? - ANSWER-
12 inches
Todd's paralysis - ANSWER-Postictal weakness or paralysis that
is often unilateral and resolves over 24 hours
Marked amplitude asymmetry - ANSWER-Consistent asymmetry
in amplitude on a referential recording of more than 50%
amplitude
Subacute Panencephalitis SSPE is caused from what disease? -
ANSWER-measles
Where is the cingulate cortex located in relation to the corpus
collosum - ANSWER-superiorly
