I-B. Medical / EEG Terminology

Question 1

DIPLOPIA
A) Drooping eyelids
B) Double vision
C) Decreased vision in both eyes
D) Blurred vision

Answer 1

Double vision

Question 2

DYSARTHRIA
A) Inability to formulate ideas
B) Impaired speech
C) Shortness of breath
D) Painful joints

Answer 2

Impaired speech

Question 3

PROXIMAL
A) Below
B) Above
C) Far from
D) Near to

Answer 3

Near to

Question 4

This study would be useful for acute head trauma:
A) CT
B) NCS
C) PET
D) x-ray

Answer 4

CT

Question 5

The acronym used to describe distinctive EEG waves or complexes that occur between seizures and are distinguished from the background activity:
A) IEDs (Interictal Epileptiform Discharges)
B) GPEDs (Generalized Periodic Epileptiform Discharges
C) FIRDA (Frontal Intermittent Rhythmic Delta Activity)
D) NCSE (Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus)

Answer 5

IEDs (Interictal Epileptiform Discharges)

Question 6

ICTAL EEG
A) time following an event
B) time before the event
C) time in between events
D) time during the event

Answer 6

time during the event

Question 7

fMRI
A) flouriscopic MRI
B) focused MRI
C) functional MRI
D) filtered MRI

Answer 7

functional MRI

Question 8

Atonic
A) Loss of muscle tone
B) Jerking
C) Rhythmic jerking
D) Stiffness

Answer 8

Loss of muscle tone

Question 9

The EEG is MOST useful in evaluating
A) cerebral trauma
B) brain tumors
C) seizure disorders
D) cerebrovascular disease

Answer 9

seizure disorders

Question 10

Hypsarrhythmia is a pattern most often associated with:
A) Gelastic seizures
B) Atonic seizures
C) Infantile seizures
D) Absence seizures

Answer 10

Infantile spasms/seizures

Question 11

Ictal
A) After
B) Before
C) In between
D) During

Answer 11

During

Question 12

SCOTOMA
A) Retinal inflammation
B) Scieral tumor
C) Area of visual loss
D) Increase in intraocular pressure

Answer 12

Area of visual loss

Question 13

Used to localize site of seizure onset by looking for area of hyperperfusion
A) CT
B) MRI
C) Ictal SPECT
D) Interictal PET

Answer 13

Ictal SPECT

Question 14

CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE
A) Spike and wave complex
B) Polyspike complex
C) Periodic sharp waves
D) Multifocal sharp waves

Answer 14

Periodic sharp waves

Question 15

Which of the following test will assist in determining cerebral hemisphere language dominance?
A) Ictal-Interictal SPECT Scan
B) Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
C) Intracarotid sodium amytal (WADA)
D) Computerized axial tomography

Answer 15

Intracarotid sodium amytal (WADA)

Question 16

Deja Vu
A) Focal seizure
B) Focal motor seizure
C) Absence seizure
D) Generalized tonic-clonic seizure

Answer 16

focal seizure

Question 17

HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPSIA
A) Loss of peripheral vision
B) Loss of the inferior visual field
C) Loss of the left visual field in one eye
D) Loss of the left or right visual field in both eyes

Answer 17

Loss of the left or right visual field in both eyes