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What info do you need to calculate sensitivity? - answer Deflection (mm) and Voltage (uV) Normal alpha in an adult should NOT be seen in the... - answer Frontal head region What disease is caused by a proteinaceous particle or prion? - answer Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Syringomyelia is... - answer An abnormal cavity or cyst in the spinal cord Spinocerebellar degeneration - answer Friedreich's Ataxia Without dietetic treatment, this hereditary disease may cause mental retardation and infantile spasms. - answer Phenylketonuria Central vertex electrode is... - answer Cz What EEG pattern is considered a good prognostic sign in a comatose patient? - answer Electrode inactivity Slow waves of youth attenuate with... - answer Eye opening ______________________________________ is characterized by multiple seizure types that are difficult to control, especially atonic seizures and atypical seizures, in addition to generalized convulsions, and an abnormal EEG with generalized 2-5Hz slow spike-wave discharges. - answer Lennox-Gastaut syndrome In a chain linked bipolar montage, what is the most valuable localizing feature? - answer Phase reversal The dance like movements of head and extremities may be exhibited in a patient with which hereditary degenerative disease? - answer Huntington's chorea What condition is characterized by nightly rigidity and tremors? - answer Parkinson's disease Guidelines for recording digital EEG are written by: - answer The American Clinical Neurophysiology (ACNS) An area of a brain injury that occurs on the opposite side of the head is called: - answer Contra-coup The ability of the EEG instrument to output the voltage difference between two inputs to a single channel is known as? - answer Differential amplification What is an abnormal cortical response to photic stimulation? - answer Photo-paroxysmal discharges Congenital anomalies of the hindbrain with caudal displacement of pons, medulla, and cerebellar vermis is called: - answer Arnold-Chiari malformation The desirable characteristic of a differential amplifier in w.....