II.N Normal / Abnormal pediatric EEG Flashcards
INFANTILE SPASMS
A) Slow Spike and Wave
B) Focal Sharp Waves
C) Electrodecremental Events
D) FIRDA
Electrodecremental Events
By one year of age the dominant background rhythm should be
A) 3 to 4 Hz
B) 1 to 2 Hz
C) 7 to 8 Hz
D) 5 to 6 Hz
5 to 6 Hz
Seen most often in children
A) Generalized spikes
B) Rolandic spikes
C) Temporal spikes
D) Wicket spikes
Rolandic spikes
A posterior dominant rhythm reactive to eye closure first appears around
A) 0-3 months
B) 12-18 months
C) 6-12 months
D) 3-6 months
3-6 months
High voltage theta or delta waves, commonly seen in children 8-14 years, accentuated by hyperventilation:
A) Hypnagogic jypersynchrony
B) POSTS
C) Occipital slow transients
D) Posterior Slow Waves of Youth (PSWY)
Posterior Slow Waves of Youth (PSWY)
Compared to recordings from adult patients, pediatric EEG recordings have amplitudes that are:
A) Less Variable
B) Similar
C) Lower
D) Higher
Higher
Compared to recordings from adult patients, Vertex Waves in pediatric EEG recordings are generally:
A) Less Frequent
B) Present in Stage 3 Sleep
C) Sharper
D) Lower amplitude
Sharper
Asynchrony of sleep spindles is abnormal after:
A) this is never an abnormal finding
B) 5 years
C) 4 months
D) 2 years
2 years
The interictal EEG of children with a history of untreated febrile seizures usually is
A) diffusely paroxysmal
B) excessively fast
C) asynchronous and slow
D) normal
normal
Which of the following is the mist likely dominant posterior rhythm in an awake 5-month-old infant?
A) 3 Hz
B) 7 Hz
C) 8 Hz
D) 5 Hz
5 Hz
If an 8 year old child develops high voltage bilateral delta activity maximal in the posterior regions during hyperventilation, it most likely indicates
A) normal hyperventilation response
B) a generalized seizure disorder
C) increased intracranial pressure
D) metabolic encephalopathy
normal hyperventilation response.
By which of the following ages should EEG differentiation of the four stages of non-REM sleep be identifiable in a child born at term?
A) 1 month
B) 2 years
C) 1 week
D) 6 months
6 months
Which encephalopathic EEG pattern is most commonly associated with children?
A) OIRDA
B) FIRDA
C) TIRDA
D) GIRDA
OIRDA
Sleep spindles should be synchronous by
A) 2 years
B) 5 years
C) 2 months
D) 6 months
2 years
