Ecog 2 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CLTM Functional and Motor Sensory Mapping and Imaging Studiesrecommended frequency bandpass for ECOG - correct answer 0.5-70Hz sensitivity 30-50uV/mm 3D modeling technique used to visually represent neural tracts using data collected by DTI - correct answer MRS tractography used to show structural abnormalities of white matter pathways in the brain and spinal cord, allowing for visualization of language and memory networks - correct answer MRS tractography measure brain activity by det...

Where is the hippocampus located? - Temporal lobe, responsible for learning and memory What is the amygdala responsible for? - Long term emotional, processing of memory, the amygdalae are considered part of the limbic system. Located in Temporal Lobe Foramen Ovale Electrodes - Used to diagnose mesial temporal lobe epilepsy without penetration of the skull. These are 1 to 4 contact flexible platinum wires inserted by needle thru the cheek in the ambient cistern with the help of an X-ray Todd...

A cancer patient is unable to provide self-care. His disease is progressing rapidly and prognosis is poor. Which number likely represents his Karnofsky Performance Status? A. 100 B. 70 C. 40 D. 0 - ANSWERC. 40 Disabled; requires special care & assistance. ************************************************** 0 - DEAD 100 - no evidence of disease A cancer patient is fully active and able to carry on all pre-disease activities without restrictions. Which Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group ...

Cranial bones - Answer Frontal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid (unpaired). Parietal & temporal (paired). Mental protuberance - Answer chin bone MCA supply of the cerebral cortex - Answer Hand + face/mouth/auditory Cranial nerves - Answer -12 pairs (Mixed fibers: sensory/motor/both). -Emerge @ irregular intervals from the brain. -Nuclei displacement: Motor = medial Sensory = lateral Meckle's Cave - Answer Depression in the medial middle fossa where CN V ganglion sits Low frequency sounds...

ACHPN Pain Exam with Questions and Answers ECOG performance status scale ANSWER - Pain scale used in cancer patients only 0 - Fully active 1 - 1Strenuous physical activity restricted; fully ambulatory and able to carry out light work. 2 - Capable of all self-care but unable to carry out any work activities. Up and about >50% of waking hours. 3 - Capable of only limited self-care; confined to bed or chair >50% of waking hours. 4 - Completely disabled; cannot carry out any s...

CNIM Practice Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Rated 100%. Area of spine w/ small pedicles, long spinous process, large inter-vertebral foramen - Answer Thoracic Neuroforamen - Answer Opening w/in the spinal canal for nerve roots to enter the SC Firm outer layer of the disc - Answer Annulus fibrosis Syrinx - Answer Fluid-filled cavity @ center of the SC Spinal cord ends @ the level btwn: - Answer L1-L2 vertebrae (Conus Medullaris) Blood supply to the SC consists of: - Answer 1 ASA...

Heart rate during seizure Sinus tachycardia 100-120 also seen in temporal lobe epilepsy Rasmussen's Hemispherectomy Ictal spect Blood perfusion Pet scan Monitors metabolism Loss of t1 volume high t2 Hippocampal sclerosis MRS Magnetic resonance spectroscopy Measure metabolites of brain Otahara syndrome Burst suppression Febrile Up to age 5! Alzheimer's Theta increases delta and sharp waves Parkinson's Generalized theta d...

Temporal lobe epilepsy accounts for what % of all adult patients with epilepsy? - 60% The majority of seizures in the intensive care unit are: - non convulsive What type of resection is associated with medial temporal sclerosis? - Temporal lobectomy The safest AED for pregnant women - Lamictal Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with - Infantile spasms Expressive speech - Broca's area Vagus nerve stimulators are approved for use in patients with - partial seizures Pheno...

Practice questions CLTM cortical potentials for median nerve SSEP are recorded from - correct answer ipsilateral parietal lobe type of cortical responses over the primary somatosensory cortex to median SSEPs - correct answer negative nearfield what waveforms are sought in direct cortical stim - correct answer N20/P22 stereo EEG electrodes are composed of - correct answer nickel-chromium composite strip/grid electrodes made of - correct answer stainless steel or platinum risk of u...

A cancer patient is unable to provide self-care. His disease is progressing rapidly and prognosis is poor. Which number likely represents his Karnofsky Performance Status? A. 100 B. 70 C. 40 D. 0 - ️️C. 40 Disabled; requires special care & assistance. ************************************************** 0 - DEAD 100 - no evidence of disease A cancer patient is fully active and able to carry on all pre-disease activities without restrictions. Which Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group ...