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ABRET EEG BOARD EXAM TEST BANK 2024
WITH 650 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS/ ABRET EEG PRACTICE
EXAM2024/2025 GRADED A (BRAND NEW!!)
total recording area will be the?
- diameter of the EEG electrode
- inner surface area of the EEG electrode
- inner plus outer surface area of the EEG electrode
- total scalp surface area of the paste - ANSWER-d. total scalp area of the paste
Creutzfeld-jakob disease
- multifocal sharp waves
- periodic sharp waves
- polyspike complexes
- spike and wave complex - ANSWER-b. periodic sharp waves
Bell's palsy is characterized by - ANSWER-paralysis of facial muscles
EEG activity is thought to arise from which of the following?
- axonal action potentials
- cortical layers 1 and 2
- horizontal dipoles
- excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials - ANSWER-d. epsps and IPSps
The acronym used to describe distinctive EEG waves or complexes that occur between seizures and are distinguished from the backround activity; 1 / 4
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- NCSE (non conclusive status epilepticus)
- FIRDA ( frontal intermittent rhythmic delta activity)
- GPEDS (generalized periodic epileptiform discharges)
- IEDs ( interictal epileptiform discharges) - ANSWER-IED's interictal
epileptiform discharges (d.)
ICTAL EEG
- time during the event
- time following an event
- time before the event
- time in between the event - ANSWER-a. time during the event
which of the following is an effect of phenobarbital on the EEG?
- slows alpha rhythm
- increases paroxysmal activity
- decreases theta activity
- increases beta activity - ANSWER-d. increases beta activity
A technologist should only discuss EEG findings with:
- consulting neurologist
- the interpreting electroencephalographer
- the patients nurse
- the patients primary care physician - ANSWER-b. the interpreting
electroencephalographer
Patient's with Rett's syndrome usually develop normally until age what?
- 18-24 months 2 / 4
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- 3-6 months
- 6-18 months
- 2-4 years - ANSWER-c. 6-18 months
Which of the following is most likely to be associated with a normal EEG?
- left frontal subdural hematoma
- left frontal abscess
- acoustic neuroma
- cerebellar abscess - ANSWER-d. cerebellar abscess
During an absence seizure the technologist should?
- stop recording and go to the patient's aid
- turn the patients head to the left
- test the patients level of consciousness
- insert a tongue blade in the patients mouth - ANSWER-c. test the level of
patients consciousness
Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with :
- Absence seizures
- Atonic seizures
- Infantile spasms
- Gelastic seizures - ANSWER-c. Infantile spasms
Damage to wernicke's area may result in:
- Receptive aphasia
- Anoxia
- ataxia 3 / 4
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- Expressive aphasia - ANSWER-a. receptive aphasia
A spike or sharp wave results from?
- asynchronous activation of neurons
- depolarization of neurons
- repolarization of neurons
- synchronous activation of multiple neurons. - ANSWER-d. synchronous
activation of multiple neurons
Papilledema is most common in which of the following conditions?
- huntington chorea
- posterior fossa tumor
- temporal lobe seizures
- sturge-weber syndrome - ANSWER-b. posterior fossa tumor
Used to localize site of seizure onset by looking for area of hyperperfusion;
- ct
- interictal pet
- ictal spect
- MRI - ANSWER-c. ictal spect
Collateral perfusion is maintained by? - ANSWER-circle of willis
The neurological examination is most likely to be abnormal in patients with:
- absence seizures
- juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
- lennox-gastaut syndrome
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