EEG Board Study Terms and Questions
with Complete Solutions
Area 17 - ANSWER Which Brodmann's area is the primary visual area (most forms walls of deep
calcarine sulcus)?
Area 18 and Area 19 - ANSWER Which two Brodmann's area is the visual association areas?
Area 41 - ANSWER Which Brodmann's area is the primary auditory area?
Arnold-Chiari - ANSWER __________ is a congenital anomaly when the hindbrain is displaced
through the foramen magnum.
aterixis - ANSWER ___________ is a flapping tremor of hand when wrist extended, resembling
bird flapping wings
ataxia - ANSWER _____________ is a lack of voluntary coordination of muscles, including gait
benzodiazepine - ANSWER Ativan (Lorazepam) is classified as a _____________
abnormal background; slow variant spike-wave complexes. Twitch and stare but without LOC -
ANSWER How is atypical absence different?
,uncus of temporal lobe - ANSWER Where would a seizure originate from if there was an
unpleasant olfactory aura?
axon hillock - ANSWER Where is the site of action potential generation?
Bancaud's phenomenon - ANSWER With __________ _________, there is unilateral loss of
reactivity of a normal rhythm and initially was described in the context of the alpha rhythm. It
should be considered a pathological finding only when associated with other more definite
abnormalities, such as slowing. Side lacking "blocking" or alpha attenuation with EO is abnormal
Basal Ganglia - ANSWER ________ _________ is a collection of neuronal masses/gray matter.
Includes caudate nucleus, putamen, & globus pallidus. Support fine coordination for
locomotion, movements fine and gross, balance, posture, muscle tone. Important for learning
non-declarative habits, procedures, patterns of behavior. Disruption of function causes
rigidity and losses in coordination (Parkinson's)
Name of tech, date, ID number, EEG indication, last event, behavioral state, meds, skull
defects, electrode placement modifications, med history, handedness, time of last meal, sleep -
ANSWER What information should be on the Basic Data Sheet?
eyes closed= upward eye movement - ANSWER What is Bell's Phenomenon?
1. Sylvian epilepsy
2. 4-8 yrs
3. Stage I and Stage II
4. C3/C4 or T3/T4
5. Most will resolve - ANSWER With Benign Rolandic Epilepsy,
, 1. What is another name for it?
2. what is the typical age onset?
3. What part of sleep would it manifest in?
4. Where would you see spikes in the EEG?
5. Will most resolve?
frontocentral beta - ANSWER What would benzodiazepines cause on the EEG at a
therapeutic level?
Benign Epileptiform Transients of Sleep - ANSWER BETS stands for _____ ____ _____ ______
temporal - ANSWER BETS can be seen best in the ______ lobe
bitemporal hemianopsia - ANSWER With _______________ __________________, you are
unable to see to either side out of either eye, but can see medially in both eyes
16 - ANSWER How many bits per sample minimum?
11 bits, preferably 12 - ANSWER What is the bit number for the resolution display?
6-11 Hz, similar to Mu, 3 x amplitude of background - ANSWER What frequency
and morphology would breach have?
inferior frontal gyrus - ANSWER Where is Broca's area?
expressive aphasia - ANSWER What would happen if Broca's area is damaged?
8 - ANSWER How many bits are in a byte?
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