Radiculopathies and Motor Neuron Disease QUESTIONS 1. The following statements regarding radiculopathy are correct except: A. Pain and paresthesias radiate in a dermatomal pattern B. Paraspinal muscle spasm is absent…

Nerve Conduction Findings in Common Neuromuscular Disorders QUESTIONS 1. All statements about myasthenia gravis are correct except: A. Approximately 50% of patients have the restricted ocular form of the disease…

General Principles of Electromyography QUESTIONS 1. A concentric electromyographic (EMG) needle has the following benefits over a monopolar needle except: A. The major spike rise time is shorter than those…

Motor Nerve Conduction Studies QUESTIONS 1. All the statements regarding F-wave are correct except: A. F-wave response is actually a small compound muscle action potential (CMAP) representing 1% to 5%…

Sensory Nerve Conduction Studies QUESTIONS 1. For sensory conduction studies, the gain is usually set at: A. 1 μV B. 20 μV C. 100 μV D. 200 μV View Answer…

General Principles of Nerve Conduction Studies QUESTIONS 1. If a routine sural nerve sensory study shows an absent potential while the patient has a normal sensory examination of the lateral…

Evoked Potentials in Clinical Practice QUESTIONS 1. Abnormal P100 latency can normalize in rare cases. A. True B. False View Answer 1. (A): There have been some rare reports of…

Somatosensory Evoked Potentials QUESTIONS 1. Somatosensory evoked potentials are best recorded by using an amplification of: A. 100 B. 1,000 C. 10,000 D. 100,000 View Answer 1. (D): Averaging in…

Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials QUESTIONS 1. Wave I is generated by: A. Distal 8th nerve B. Inferior colliculus C. Lower pons D. Mid brain View Answer 1. (A): Wave I…

Clinical Epilepsy QUESTIONS 1. Discontinuation of phenytoin during epilepsy monitoring is most likely to first activate: A. Polymorphic delta activity B. Epileptiform discharges C. Ictal discharges D. Triphasic waves View…