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EEG Board Prep Common Neurologic Disorders Part 1
Test Description: First part of Common Neurologic Disorders
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) This is a rare but serious condition that causes swelling in the liver and brain.
A
CJD
B
Reye's syndrome
C
PML
D
SSPE
2) The term “slow virus” is used because the incubation period for these viruses is measured in years rather than days or weeks. There are several forms of encephalitis that are caused by “slow viruses.” What is an example of a “slow virus”
A
CJD and SSPE
B
Reye's syndrome
C
CJD
D
SSPE
3) Inflammation of the brain
A
encephalitis
B
subdural empyema
C
meningitis
D
brain abscess
4) Infection that occurs in the brain and is localized
A
meningitis
B
subdural empyema
C
brain abscess
D
encephalitis
5) The EEG in a patient with meningitis typically shows:
A
slow proportional to severity of illness
B
focal polymorphic delta activity
C
epileptiform activity in the posterior head regions
D
periodic sharp waves
6) Damage to the brain on both sides, the side that received the initial impact and the side opposite the initial impact.
A
concussion
B
coup-contracoup
C
contracoup
D
coup
7) This pattern is a post-traumatic coma in which the EEG shows activity that resembles Stage 2 sleep
A
spindle coma
B
alpha coma
C
polymorphic delta activity
D
burst suppression
8) Children will show ___ slow wave activity than adults with similar head trauma, and it will tend to ______.
A
more; persist longer
B
less; resolve quicker
C
less; persist longer
D
more; resolve quicker
9) The trauma that causes this type of injury is often responsible for white matter shear injuries.
A
epidural
B
subarachnoid
C
subdural
D
intracerebral
10) Which is not a type of subdural hematoma?
A
persistent
B
chronic
C
acute
D
subacute
11) Occur in patients treated with long-term dopaminergic antagonist medications
A
PNES
B
panic attacks
C
tardive dyskinesia
D
schizophrenia
12) A rare form of dementia that is similar to Alzheimer disease, except that it tends to affect only certain areas of the brain.
A
Dementia
B
Delirium
C
Presenile dementia
D
Pick disease
13) The EEG can be valuable in discriminating __ from organic dementia
A
presenile dementia
B
delirium
C
pseudodementia
D
toxic dementia
14) A mental disorder marked by alternating periods of elation and depression.
A
cyclothymic disorder
B
major depression
C
bipolar disorder
D
dysthymic disorder
15) The EEG findings in ___ consist of varying degrees of background slowing and an increase in bilateral delta waves.
A
wernicke encephalopathy
B
bipolar disorder
C
PNES
D
dementia
16) Which type of seizure is associated with symptomatic generalized epilepsy and are the most common seizure type associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
A
atonic
B
myoclonic
C
clonic
D
tonic
17) Which type of seizure is associated with generalized polyspike-wave pattern typically with a focus of the primary motor area
A
myoclonic
B
tonic
C
atonic
D
clonic
18) Which type of seizure is associated with a sudden diffuse attenuation or generalized poly-spike
A
atonic
B
tonic
C
myoclonic
D
clonic
19) Which type of seizure is associated with a single complex or curst of generalized spike or poly-spike andd waves?
A
myoclonic
B
atonic
C
tonic
D
clonic
20) Which type of seizure is associated with a normal background rhythm and is oftern obscured by myogenic artifact?
A
absence
B
myoclonic
C
tonic-clonic
D
PNES
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