Residency In-service Training Examination (RITE) – Neurology Boards – Sample

When looking at an EEG, a spike indicates what type of activity?

____ if a chronic brain disorder of various etiologies characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures.

Which one of these involves arterial blood and often leads to a talk-and-die syndrome?

____ occurs when axons slide over one another and shut down conduction.

What is a mass effect?

Which is not one of the three things likely to occur because of pressure on the brain?

On the Glasgow Coma Scale, what three things are tested?

On the GCS, scores less than __ indicate severe brain injury.

With Rancho levels, if a person is stuck in this level, they are likely to end up in a persistent vegetative state.

People rarely get stuck in which two phases of Rancho?