Year One - Neurodiagnostic Review (Eeg Boards)

Front 1

1) Name the four types of infectious organisms.

Back 1

Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, Parasitic.

Front 2

2) Name the two MOST COMMON infectious organisms.

Back 2

Bacterial and Viral

Front 3

3) How does Airborne Transmission occur?

Back 3

Dissemination of particles through the air or dust.

Front 4

4) Which infection transmission occurs through animals and insects like rats or mosquitoes?

Back 4

Vector-borne Transmission

Front 5

5) Why are alcohol-based products preferred over anti-septic for soiled hands?

Back 5

The Superior Microbiocidal Activity

Front 6

6) What is an example of an illness transmitted by contact?

Back 6

Herpes-Simplex virus, Impetigo, Lice, and/or Scabies

Front 7

7) What is an example of an illness transmitted by airborne microorganisms?

Back 7

Measles, Varicella, and/or Tuberculosis

Front 8

8) What is an example of an illness transmitted by droplets?

Back 8

Influenza, Diphtheria, Mumps, and/or Rubella

Front 9

9) Define “Cleaning.”

Back 9

Removal of all visible dust, soil, and any other foreign material

Front 10

10) Define “Disinfection.”

Back 10

Destruction of many or all infectious organisms on inanimate objects

Front 11

11) What are the 4 levels of disinfection recognized by the CDC?

Back 11

Sterilization, High Level, Intermediate Level, and Low Level.

Front 12

12) What is low level disinfection used for?

Back 12

Non-Critical items that are in contact with INTACT skin.

Front 13

13) What is intermediate level disinfection used for?

Back 13

Semi-Critical items like thermometers or hydrotherapy tanks.

Front 14

14) What is high level disinfection used for?

Back 14

Semi-Critical items that contact mucous membranes or non-intact skin.

Front 15

15) What is sterilization used for?

Back 15

Critical items that enter tissue or vascular space like needles or implants.

Front 16

16) True or False, A 1:50 dilution means to add one part bleach to fifty parts water.

Back 16

False (it means add one part bleach to FORTY NINE parts water.)

Front 17

17) True or False, Bodily fluids are considered NOT INFECTIVE for Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease.

Back 17

True

Front 18

18) What is the incubation period for Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease?

Back 18

2 years to decades

Front 19

19) Per END Recommendations, what electrodes should be used when CJD is suspected?

Back 19

Single Use Electrodes that should be burned after use. If reusable electrodes are used, they should be washed to reduce the amount or particulate material and then sterilized by autoclave.

Front 20

20) How many Milli-Amps of shock can cause death to your patient?

Back 20

100-300mA

Front 21

21) What is the Local Average Reference?

Back 21

A unique reference for each electrode based off a small number of electrodes in the vicinity of the target electrode

Front 22

22) How many surrounding electrodes does a Laplacian Reference use?

Back 22

Eight Surrounding Electrodes

Front 23

23) True or False, Sampling Skew can affect the EEG interpretation by making a single event in the data appear to have occurred in the last channel later than in the first channel.

Back 23

True

Front 24

24) Per ACNS Guidelines, How many bits per sample should the digitization for an A/D Converter use?

Back 24

11 bits per sample

Front 25

25) What are the four Low Frequency Filter and Time Constant Filter equivalencies?

Back 25

0.1Hz LFF = 1.0s TCF, .3Hz LFF = 0.4s TCF, 1Hz LFF = 0.12s TCF, 5Hz = 0.035s TCF

Front 26

1) Name the four types of infectious organisms.

Back 26

Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, Parasitic.

Front 27

2) Name the two MOST COMMON infectious organisms.

Back 27

Bacterial and Viral

Front 28

3) How does Airborne Transmission occur?

Back 28

Dissemination of particles through the air or dust.

Front 29

4) Which infection transmission occurs through animals and insects like rats or mosquitoes?

Back 29

Vector-borne Transmission

Front 30

5) Why are alcohol-based products preferred over anti-septic for soiled hands?

Back 30

The Superior Microbiocidal Activity

Front 31

6) What is an example of an illness transmitted by contact?

Back 31

Herpes-Simplex virus, Impetigo, Lice, and/or Scabies

Front 32

7) What is an example of an illness transmitted by airborne microorganisms?

Back 32

Measles, Varicella, and/or Tuberculosis

Front 33

8) What is an example of an illness transmitted by droplets?

Back 33

Influenza, Diphtheria, Mumps, and/or Rubella

Front 34

9) Define “Cleaning.”

Back 34

Removal of all visible dust, soil, and any other foreign material

Front 35

10) Define “Disinfection.”

Back 35

Destruction of many or all infectious organisms on inanimate objects

Front 36

11) What are the 4 levels of disinfection recognized by the CDC?

Back 36

Sterilization, High Level, Intermediate Level, and Low Level.

Front 37

12) What is low level disinfection used for?

Back 37

Non-Critical items that are in contact with INTACT skin.

Front 38

13) What is intermediate level disinfection used for?

Back 38

Semi-Critical items like thermometers or hydrotherapy tanks.

Front 39

14) What is high level disinfection used for?

Back 39

Semi-Critical items that contact mucous membranes or non-intact skin.

Front 40

15) What is sterilization used for?

Back 40

Critical items that enter tissue or vascular space like needles or implants.

Front 41

16) True or False, A 1:50 dilution means to add one part bleach to fifty parts water.

Back 41

False (it means add one part bleach to FORTY NINE parts water.)

Front 42

17) True or False, Bodily fluids are considered NOT INFECTIVE for Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease.

Back 42

True

Front 43

18) What is the incubation period for Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease?

Back 43

2 years to decades

Front 44

19) Per END Recommendations, what electrodes should be used when CJD is suspected?

Back 44

Single Use Electrodes that should be burned after use. If reusable electrodes are used, they should be washed to reduce the amount or particulate material and then sterilized by autoclave.

Front 45

20) How many Milli-Amps of shock can cause death to your patient?

Back 45

100-300mA

Front 46

21) What is the Local Average Reference?

Back 46

A unique reference for each electrode based off a small number of electrodes in the vicinity of the target electrode

Front 47

22) How many surrounding electrodes does a Laplacian Reference use?

Back 47

Eight Surrounding Electrodes

Front 48

23) True or False, Sampling Skew can affect the EEG interpretation by making a single event in the data appear to have occurred in the last channel later than in the first channel.

Back 48

True

Front 49

24) Per ACNS Guidelines, How many bits per sample should the digitization for an A/D Converter use?

Back 49

11 bits per sample

Front 50

25) What are the four Low Frequency Filter and Time Constant Filter equivalencies?

Back 50

0.1Hz LFF = 1.0s TCF, .3Hz LFF = 0.4s TCF, 1Hz LFF = 0.12s TCF, 5Hz = 0.035s TCF

Front 51

26) Define Bandwidth.

Back 51

Range between the upper and lower frequencies bounding a range of frequencies

Front 52

27) True or False, Sleep Spindles are typically seen consistently around 2-3 months Conceptual Age.

Back 52

True

Front 53

28) At 5 months Conceptual Age, how many hertz is the background rhythm?

Back 53

5 Hertz

Front 54

29) V Waves should be seen by what Conceptual Age is nearly all infants?

Back 54

5 Months

Front 55

30) True or False, by 3 years of age, approx. 80% of children have a 8Hz background.

Back 55

True

Front 56

31) What is the first thing you should do for a person who is having a Tonic Clonic seizure?

Back 56

Yell for help

Front 57

32) True or False, you should restrain a person have a Tonic Clonic seizure.

Back 57

False (do NOT restrain, clear area)

Front 58

33) If input ONE is more negative than input TWO, which way will the pen deflect?

Back 58

Up

Front 59

34) True or False, a score of 3 or below on the Glasgow Coma Scale is comatose.

Back 59

False (7, not 3)

Front 60

35) What is the cut-off frequency?

Back 60

The input frequency that is attenuated 30% is the same frequency as that of the filter setting.

Front 61

36) What is the duration of a spike?

Back 61

20-70msec

Front 62

37) What is the duration of a sharp?

Back 62

70-200msec

Front 63

38) What is the duration of a slow wave?

Back 63

Greater than 200msec

Front 64

39) How do you calculate the duration of a wave?

Back 64

Width of wave in mm divided by paper speed in mm

Front 65

40) What does proximal mean?

Back 65

Near the point of attachment

Front 66

41) What does medial mean?

Back 66

Towards the midline of body or structure

Front 67

42) Which montage is best to watch patient sleep?

Back 67

Transverse Montage

Front 68

43) Which montage is best during activation procedures?

Back 68

Double Banana

Front 69

44) At least how many seconds of DC Calibration should be recorded?

Back 69

30 seconds

Front 70

45) True or False, Persistent Focal Beta at any age or level of consciousness is abnormal and indicative of an underlying lesion.

Back 70

False (Delta, not Beta)

Front 71

46) What percentage of normal adults do not have Alpha?

Back 71

10%

Front 72

47) What is the “squeak phenomenon” and how did it get its name?

Back 72

The first few seconds after eye closure, alpha frequency is 1-2Hz faster. On analog machines, this increase in speed caused the pen to squeak as it moved

Front 73

48) What is Artifact sometimes referred to as?

Back 73

Noise

Front 74

49) At what frequency does Tremor Artifact occur?

Back 74

4-6Hz

Front 75

50) How is electroretinogram Artifact generated?

Back 75

Activity of retina from the light by photic stimulation

Front 76

51) True or False, Delta Brushes are rarely seen after 40 weeks.

Back 76

False (44-46 weeks)

Front 77

52) What type of seizure is also known as a “Drop Attack.”

Back 77

Atonic Seizures

Front 78

53) What are febrile seizures? What age group are they most common?

Back 78

Tonic Clonic convulsions, associated with high fevers, typically in young children (6mos-5years)

Front 79

54) What do Versive Seizures cause?

Back 79

Turning of the body, usually away from the side of the brain the sz discharge is coming from

Front 80

55) What do Aphasic Seizures cause?

Back 80

Expressive, repetitive, or global loss of language

Front 81

56) Name the 3 layers of the meninges.

Back 81

Pia Mater, Dura Mater, and Arachnoid

Front 82

57) What is hypersynchrony?

Back 82

An increase in voltage and regularity of rhythmic activity due to an increase in the number of neural elements contributing to the rhythm

Front 83

58) True or False, Fast Alpha Variant is half the frequency of the normal Alpha rhythm.

Back 83

False (Double the Frequency)

Front 84

59) When is Breach Rhythm seen?

Back 84

When there is a cranial bone defect like; trauma, craniotomy, or burr holes

Front 85

60) When does Frontal Arousal Rhythm occur?

Back 85

After arousal from sleep in children

Front 86

61) Small Sharp Spikes are also known as what?

Back 86

BETS – Benign Epileptiform Transients of Sleep

Front 87

62) Six per Second Spike and Wave is formally known as what?

Back 87

Phantom Spike and Wave

Front 88

63) What does EMG stand for?

Back 88

Electromyogram

Front 89

64) How long should a neonatal EEG be run?

Back 89

At least 60 minutes

Front 90

65) How is Stage 4 Sleep characterized?

Back 90

50% of the epoch being 2hz delta or less, K Complexes, Sleep Spindles, and rarely POSTs

Front 91

66) What does SREDA stand for?

Back 91

Subclinical Rhtyhmical EEG Discharge in Adults

Front 92

67) Where are V waves seen?

Back 92

In the Vertex area

Front 93

68) True or False, Posterior Slow Waves of Youth are reactive to Alpha Blocking?

Back 93

True

Front 94

69) Which normal EEG activity can be described by bursts of 4-7Hz activity, notched appearance, faster wave activity superimposed give a sharp pattern, and a surface negative appearance?

Back 94

Rhythmic Temporal Theta Bursts of Drowsiness (RMTD, RMTTD, RMTTBD)

Front 95

70) Which normal EEG activity can be described with surface negative fast transients that occur during drowsiness and sleep?

Back 95

Small Sharp Spikes (SSS)

Front 96

71) Which normal EEG activity can be described as small spikes followed by a low voltage slow wave occurring approximately 6 seconds?

Back 96

Six per Second Spike and Wave

Front 97

72) Which normal EEG activity appears as surface positive spike like bursts in the occipital and posterior temporal regions that MAY be seen approximately every 6 seconds.

Back 97

Fourteen and/or Six Positive Spikes

Front 98

73) Which normal EEG activity has a similar arch shape morphology and frequency of Mu?

Back 98

Wicket Spikes

Front 99

74) True or False, Fourteen and/or Six Positive bursts are best seen on a montage with longer electrode distances.

Back 99

True

Front 100

75) Which normal EEG activity has a negative polarity, occurs in wake/drowsy/asleep, and is RARELY seen?

Back 100

Wicket Spikes

Front 101

76) True or False, Lambda Waves have an abnormal clinical significance.

Back 101

False (No Clinical Significance)

Front 102

77) Which waveforms have a similar appearance to POSTS?

Back 102

Lambda Waves

Front 103

78) Which EEG activity’s occurance is debated as either brain activity OR fine lateral eye movements/fluttering?

Back 103

Kappa Rhythm

Front 104

79) Is Breach Rhythm normal or abnormal?

Back 104

Normal

Front 105

80) Which normal EEG activity is prominent over the VERTEX and tends to wax and wane?

Back 105

Midline Theta Rhythm?

Front 106

81) Which normal EEG activity occurs after lesions of the visual pathway anterior to the occipital cortex early in life?

Back 106

Occipital Spikes of Blind Persons

Front 107

82) Frontal Arousal Rhythm occurs in trains of how many HZ?

Back 107

7-20Hz

Front 108

83) Which EEG activity has a notched appearance with varying harmonies and resembles a rhythmic discharge?

Back 108

Frontal Arousal Rhythm

Front 109

84) Which Abnormal EEG activity consists of 3 components that alternate about the baseline?

Back 109

Triphasic Waves

Front 110

85) Which abnormal EEG activity is associated with comas, and is typically 9-10Hz Alpha but in a central-frontal location?

Back 110

“Alpha” Coma

Front 111

86) What does PLEDS stand for?

Back 111

Periodic Lateralized Epileptiform Discharges

Front 112

87) Which abnormal EEG activity is associated with comas and is typically 12-14 Hz bursts similar to sleep spindles?

Back 112

“Spindle” Coma

Front 113

88) Which abnormal EEG activity is seen in temporal regions and associated with complex partial seizures and temporal lobe epilepsy?

Back 113

TIRDA (Temporal Intermittent Rhythmic Delta Activity)

Front 114

89) Which abnormal EEG activity includes waves that are usually irregular in shape and have a variable duration without a stable predominant frequency?

Back 114

PDA (Polymorphic Delta Activity)

Front 115

90) Which abnormal EEG activity can be described as serial waves of irregular shape, variable duration and amplitude, occurring continuously or intermittently?

Back 115

ADA (Arrhythmic Delta Activity)

Front 116

91) Which activity is known for profound attenuation or suppression with no cerebral activity greater than 2 uV?

Back 116

ECI (Electrocerebral Inactivity) or ECS (Electrocerebral Silence)

Front 117

92) True or False, Generalized Beta Activity is seen with possible sedative, hypnotic, or anti-anxiety drug use.

Back 117

False (Generalized Theta Activity)

Front 118

93) If you see rhythmic activity from the background that is non-reactive and focal OR generalize, which activity would you be looking at?

Back 118

Rhythmic Hypersynchronous Activity

Front 119

94) Name the four main frequencies.

Back 119

Alpha, Beta, Delta, Theta

Front 120

95) What is the measurement of frequency?

Back 120

Hertz (Hz)

Front 121

96) What is the definition of Hertz?

Back 121

A unit of frequency equal to 1 cycle per second

Front 122

97) What is the frequency of Alpha?

Back 122

8-13Hz

Front 123

98) What is the frequency of Beta?

Back 123

13Hz and Greater

Front 124

99) What is the frequency of Theta?

Back 124

4-7Hz

Front 125

100) What is the frequency of Delta?

Back 125

0.5-3.5Hz

Front 126

101) Is persistent focal delta, at any age or level of consciousness, normal or abnormal?

Back 126

Abnormal

Front 127

102) What does persistent focal delta indicate?

Back 127

An underlying lesion

Front 128

103) Which frequency can be seen on the EEG with brain tumors, cerebral hemorrhage, metabolic disorders, and epilepsy?

Back 128

Delta

Front 129

104) Which frequency is dominant during the FIRST year of life?

Back 129

Delta

Front 130

105) Which frequency is rare is a normal awake adult?

Back 130

Delta

Front 131

106) Which frequency becomes generalized in deeper sleep?

Back 131

Theta

Front 132

107) True of False, Persistent Focal Theta is always normal.

Back 132

False (Abnormal)

Front 133

108) What types of medication affect Beta activity?

Back 133

Benzodiazepenes and Barbituates

Front 134

109) Which frequency is seen during anxiety or hyperemotional states?

Back 134

Beta

Front 135

110) What is the normal amplitude of Alpha?

Back 135

20-60uV

Front 136

111) Which frequency waxes and wanes?

Back 136

Alpha

Front 137

112) Which frequency becomes more persistent as we age?

Back 137

Beta

Front 138

113) True or False, Alpha goes away when awake and alerted.

Back 138

True

Front 139

114) Which electrode should always be used in infant EEG Montages?

Back 139

CZ

Front 140

115) What are the 3 stages of sleep in infants?

Back 140

Active Sleep, Quiet Sleep, and Transitional Sleep

Front 141

116) In infants, when does quiet sleep PRECEED active sleep?

Back 141

Approximately 4 Months

Front 142

117) Which 4 physiological monitors should be used in neonate EEG recordings?

Back 142

EOG, EMG, EKG, and Respiratory

Front 143

118) True or False, Your eyes should be on the baby 99.9% of the time and your hands should be making continuous notations during the recording.

Back 143

True

Front 144

119) If a baby’s eyes are open and alert, is the baby considered awake or asleep?

Back 144

Awake

Front 145

120) In newborn sleep, what percentage is active sleep?

Back 145

50%

Front 146

121) What is another name for Delta Brushes?

Back 146

Ripples of Prematurity

Front 147

122) What is the common name for “Encoches Frontales”?

Back 147

Frontal Sharp Transients

Front 148

123) By what age should you have a 10Hz background?

Back 148

10 Years Old

Front 149

124) At what age do you begin to see V-Waves?

Back 149

5 Months

Front 150

125) At approximately what age should sleep spindles be synchronous?

Back 150

2 Years Old

Front 151

126) When does Hypnogogic Hypersynchrony occur?

Back 151

When Falling Asleep/Drowsy

Front 152

127) When does Hypnapompic Hypersynchrony occur?

Back 152

When Waking up/Alerting

Front 153

128) Which activation procedure may bring out Posterior Slow Waves of Youth?

Back 153

HV

Front 154

129) In what age group does a good photic driving response occur at flash rates of 8-16Hz?

Back 154

6-12 Years Old

Front 155

130) When does Mu first appear?

Back 155

3-5 Years Old

Front 156

131) Fourteen and/or Six Positive Bursts occur commonly in what age group?

Back 156

6-12 Years Old
132) True or False, V-Waves have a positive polarity. a) False (Negative)

Front 157

133) In 1958, who was credited with the final version of the 10-20 System?

Back 157

H. Jasper

Front 158

134) Name the four landmarks of the 10-20 system.

Back 158

Nasion, Inion, Left-PreAricular, Right-PreAricular

Front 159

135) List the electrode positions following the circumferential plane.

Back 159

Fp1, F7, T3, T5, O1, O2, T6, T4, F8, Fp2

Front 160

136) List the electrode positions following the parietal plane.

Back 160

T5, P3, PZ, P4, T6

Front 161

137) According to Guideline 6, which montages must be used in a recording?

Back 161

Bi-Polar and Referential

Front 162

138) According to Guideline 6, which 3 classes of montage must be used in each recording?

Back 162

Longitudinal Bipolar, Transverse Bipolar, and Referential

Front 163

139) What criteria should you follow when creating bipolar derivations?

Back 163

Straight and Unbroken lines with equal interelectrode distances

Front 164

140) How do we localize in a bipolar montage?

Back 164

Phase Reversal

Front 165

141) Who is known as the Father of EEG?

Back 165

Hans Berger

Front 166

142) Who discovered Delta and Theta waves?

Back 166

Grey Walter

Front 167

143) Who discovered Alpha and Beta waves?

Back 167

Hans Berger

Front 168

144) How do we localize in a referential montage?

Back 168

Highest Amplitude

Front 169

145) Who did the first EEG on the intact skull of a man?

Back 169

Hans Berger

Front 170

146) In which state of the patient should you NOT use Cz as a reference electrode?

Back 170

Drowsy or Sleep

Front 171

147) If input ONE is -60uV and input TWO is +20uV, which direction will the pen deflect?

Back 171

Up

Front 172

148) What is the formula for sensitivity?

Back 172

Sensitivity = Voltage/Amplitude

Front 173

149) What units are used to measure sensitivity?

Back 173

uV/mm

Front 174

150) What is the standard paper speed?

Back 174

30mm/sec or 10 second epoch

Front 175

151) When should you run calibration signals?

Back 175

At the beginning and end of the recording

Front 176

152) An adequate screen and paper display should have a minimum of how many pixels per vertical millimeter?

Back 176

4 pixels

Front 177

153)In Analog to Digital conversion, what does the computer convert and store waveforms as?

Back 177

Binary Digits

Front 178

154) True or False, Montage reformatting is only possible if the data is initially recorded in a referential format.

Back 178

True

Front 179

155) Name the four primary aspects of digital data collection that dictate signal reproduction quality.

Back 179

Horizontal resolution, Vertical resolution, Sampling skew, and Screen resolution

Front 180

156) What does the ACNS recommend as a sufficient sampling rate?

Back 180

At least 3 times the highest frequency filter setting

Front 181

157) A 12 bit A/D converter allows for how many discreet voltage values?

Back 181

4096

Front 182

158) What are the 2 forms of protection the body has against electrocution?

Back 182

Skin and tissue around the heart

Front 183

159) Does “let go” current cause voluntary or involuntary contraction of the muscle?

Back 183

Involuntary

Front 184

160) What does GFCI stand for in regards to an electrical safety device?

Back 184

Ground Fault Current Interrupter

Front 185

161) What numerical value does “MILLI-“ represent?

Back 185

1000

Front 186

162) While recording, if you wanted to emphasize a slow wave would you speed up or slow down the paper speed?

Back 186

Slow Down

Front 187

163) What is the most common High Frequency Filter used?

Back 187

70Hz

Front 188

164) The decay time constant is the measure of how long a circuit takes to decay to what percentage of its full charge?

Back 188

37%

Front 189

165) What affect will a shorter time constant have on lower frequencies?

Back 189

It will attenuate them

Front 190

166) At a standard paper speed of 30mm/sec, how much time is represented between the dotted/thin lines?

Back 190

200msecs

Front 191

167) What is another name for “Gran Mal” Seizures?

Back 191

Tonic Clonic

Front 192

168) What are the two basic types of primary generalized seizures?

Back 192

Tonic Clonic and Absence

Front 193

169) During a Tonic Clonic event, which artifact will obscure the EEG recording?

Back 193

Muscle and/or Movement

Front 194

170) What is the former name for Absence Seizure?

Back 194

Petit Mal

Front 195

171) What type of pattern would you expect to see on a recording during an Absence Seizure?

Back 195

High Voltage 3Hz Spike and Wave

Front 196

172) During hyperventilation, a tech begins asking the patient to remember a name, color, number, rhyme, etc. What did that tech see on the recording to prompt asking those questions?

Back 196

A Spike and Wave

Front 197

173) Atonic seizures are typically manifested by a sudden loss of what?

Back 197

Muscle Tone

Front 198

174) What happens to the body during the TONIC phase of the seizure?

Back 198

Stiffening of the Muscles

Front 199

175) What happens to the body during the CLONIC phase of the seizure?

Back 199

Repetitive Jerks or Movements

Front 200

176) True or False, A photoconvulsive response during photic stimulation is a form of reflex epilepsy.

Back 200

True

Front 201

177) What are breath holding spells?

Back 201

Anoxia due to not breathing

Front 202

178) What term would you use to describe the state of a patient who is having back to back seizures without regaining consciousness in between them?

Back 202

Status Epilepticus

Front 203

179) What is the most common seizure disorder among infants and young children?

Back 203

Febrile Seziures

Front 204

180) Which type of seizure involve the entire brain and are associated with a sudden loss of consciousness?

Back 204

Primary Generalized Seizures

Front 205

181) What is another term for infantile spasm?

Back 205

Jack-Knife Seizure

Front 206

182) True or False, A versive movement turns toward the same side as the seizure focus.

Back 206

False (Away from the side of seizure focus)

Front 207

183) In a patient with Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, What region would you expect to inter-ictal spikes or inter-ictal spike and waves?

Back 207

Temporal

Front 208

184) What frequency would you expect to see during the CLONIC phase of a seizure?

Back 208

2-3Hz

Front 209

185) What is “Inter-Ictal”

Back 209

Period in between seizures, usually precedes them.

Front 210

186) What is “Ictal”

Back 210

The seizure phase

Front 211

187) What is “Post-Ictal”

Back 211

After the seizure

Front 212

188) What frequency would you expect to see during the TONIC phase of a seizure?

Back 212

6-10Hz

Front 213

189) Name 2 of the 6 characteristics that epilepsy syndromes are based on.

Back 213

Type of seizure, EEG, age at onset, neuroimaging, physical exam, and/or natural history

Front 214

190) Define Idiopathic

Back 214

No known cause

Front 215

191) What type of EEG pattern would you expect to see in a patient with West Syndrome?

Back 215

Hypsarrythmia

Front 216

192) Name the 3 parts that compose an atom.

Back 216

Proton, Neutron, and Electron

Front 217

193) State Ohm’s Law

Back 217

E=IxR

Front 218

194) What is a capacitor?

Back 218

A device used to store a quantity of electricity temporarily

Front 219

195) What is resistance measured in?

Back 219

Ohms

Front 220

196) What is common mode rejection?

Back 220

Ability of the amplifier to suppress a signal that is present at both electrodes

Front 221

197) What is peak to peak amplitude?

Back 221

Measure of the height of a wave from the point where it begins to rise to the point where is reaches maximum height

Front 222

198) What is frequency and how do you figure it out?

Back 222

Number of waves that fit into a one second segment. Figured by (take any or all of these): counting, or paper speed in mm divided by width of wave in mm, or 1/duration

Front 223

199) What is duration and how do you figure it out?

Back 223

Amount of time a wave takes to form. Figured by (take any or all of these): counting, width of wave in mm divided by paper speed, or 1/frequency

Front 224

200) Name 3 of the 5 metals most commonly used in routine EEGs.

Back 224

Silver, Tin, Platinum, Gold-Plated, or Silver-Silver Chloride (AG-AG CL)