ABRET ASAP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

A 7 y/o male presents with a 6 month history of spells involving numbness and tingling of his tongue. He remains conscious the entire time and occassionally will drool during the spells. What do you expect to see on the EEG? - Answer- Centro-temporal spikes HYpothalamic Hamartoma - Answer- Gelastic seizure ALPHA COMA - Answer- Cardiopulmonary Arrest or cardiac arrest Landau-Kleffner syndrome is characterized by - Answer- electrical status epilepticus of sleep Photomyogenic response may be enhanced by: - Answer- Alcohol or barbiturate withdrawal The tonic phase of a generalized tonic-clonic seizure is associated with - Answer- low voltage rhythmic beta What is the term that describes failure of the alpha rhythm to attenuate with eye opening? - Answer- Bancaud's Phenomenon A prolonged series of generalized convulsions without any period of consciousness between them is referred to as - Answer- status epilepticus Patients with temporal lobe epilepsy may display ictal automatisms, which are: - Answer- Stereotyped, repetitive movements, such as lip smacking or rubbing fingers together EMG artifacts time locked with the flash frequency of photic stimulation - Answer- Photomyogenic response Which of the following is the most common EEG correlate of an epileptic aura? OIRDA or Temporal epileptiform discharges? - Answer- Temporal epileptiform discharges Beta coma most commonly results from - Answer- drug overdose Difference between epileptic seizures vs. non-epileptic events. - Answer- prolonged duration loss of consciousness SKULL DEFECT - Answer- breach rhythm ANOXIC ENCEPHALOPATHY - Answer- BIPLEDS