EEG Board Exam Question and Answer (2026/2027)
| Comprehensive Review | Detailed Rationales
• Common Medication Types (7) -✓✓ -Antipsychotic
-Antidepressant
-Anxiolytic or Hypnotic Drugs
-Anticonvulsant/Anti-Epileptic Drugs
-Ethanol
-Anesthetic Agents
-ACTH
• Antipsychotics -✓✓ -Clozapine
-Risperdal
-Abilify
-Zyprexa
-Seroquel
• Antidepressants -✓✓ -Celexa
-Effexor
-Cymbalta
-Lexapro
-Prozac
-Zoloft
-Lithium
,• Anxiolytic or Hypnotic Drugs -✓✓ -Benzodiazepines (Xanax, Valium, Ativan)
-Barbiturates (Phenobarbital)
• Anticonvulsant/Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) -✓✓ -Ativan
-Banzel
-Carbatrol/Tegretol
-Cerebyx
-Depakote/Depakene
-Diastat
-Dilantin
-Keppra
-Klonopin
-Lamictal
-Lyrica
-Neurontin
-Topamax
-Trileptal
-Valium
-Zonegran
-Zarontin
• Related Diagnostic Procedures -✓✓ -MRI
-PET
-CT
,-Angiogram
-WADA
-SPECT
• MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) -✓✓ -Uses a magnetic field and radio waves
to create detailed images of the organs and tissues within your body
-Cross sectional MRI images are used, but it can also be used to produce 3-D
images
• PET (Positron Emission Tomography) -✓✓ -Uses a radioactive drug (aka tracer)
to show the functional activity of tissues and organs
-PET is commonly used in seizure patients to localize the part of the brain that is
causing the seizure activity
-The test evaluates glucose metabolism in the brain using the tracer (usually FDG)
• CT (Computerized Tomography) -✓✓ -Combines series of x-ray images taken
from different angles and then creates cross-sectional images that look at bones,
blood vessels and soft tissues.
-Faster than an MRI
• Angiogram -✓✓ -Minimally invasive test that uses x-rays and contrasts to
visualize vessels in the brain
-Can show aneurysm, AVM, blood clot, stroke
-Used with Wada test
• Wada -✓✓ -Also known as an intracarotid sodium amobarbital study
, -Looks at language and memory on one side of the brain at a time so that if the
side that controls language or has better memory, the surgeon may consider
further testing prior to epilepsy surgery
• SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography) -✓✓ -A radioactive
substance (tracer) to evaluate blood flow in the brain
-An "ictal" SPECT can be done right after a seizure to localize seizure activity
• What does HIPAA stand for? -✓✓ Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996
• HIPAA -✓✓ -Mandated significant changes in legal and regulatory environments
governing health payments, benefits, privacy, etc.
-Title II (Administrative Simplifications)
-Ensures security of medial data and info
-Patients have the right to make requests for:
1) copies of medical records
2) amendment to medical record
3) account disclosures of PHI (personal health info)
4) limit info about oneself in hospital directory
• ABRET Code of Ethics -✓✓ Principles that have been adopted by the Board of
Directors in order to encourage personnel to aspire to the highest possible
professional practice.
| Comprehensive Review | Detailed Rationales
• Common Medication Types (7) -✓✓ -Antipsychotic
-Antidepressant
-Anxiolytic or Hypnotic Drugs
-Anticonvulsant/Anti-Epileptic Drugs
-Ethanol
-Anesthetic Agents
-ACTH
• Antipsychotics -✓✓ -Clozapine
-Risperdal
-Abilify
-Zyprexa
-Seroquel
• Antidepressants -✓✓ -Celexa
-Effexor
-Cymbalta
-Lexapro
-Prozac
-Zoloft
-Lithium
,• Anxiolytic or Hypnotic Drugs -✓✓ -Benzodiazepines (Xanax, Valium, Ativan)
-Barbiturates (Phenobarbital)
• Anticonvulsant/Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) -✓✓ -Ativan
-Banzel
-Carbatrol/Tegretol
-Cerebyx
-Depakote/Depakene
-Diastat
-Dilantin
-Keppra
-Klonopin
-Lamictal
-Lyrica
-Neurontin
-Topamax
-Trileptal
-Valium
-Zonegran
-Zarontin
• Related Diagnostic Procedures -✓✓ -MRI
-PET
-CT
,-Angiogram
-WADA
-SPECT
• MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) -✓✓ -Uses a magnetic field and radio waves
to create detailed images of the organs and tissues within your body
-Cross sectional MRI images are used, but it can also be used to produce 3-D
images
• PET (Positron Emission Tomography) -✓✓ -Uses a radioactive drug (aka tracer)
to show the functional activity of tissues and organs
-PET is commonly used in seizure patients to localize the part of the brain that is
causing the seizure activity
-The test evaluates glucose metabolism in the brain using the tracer (usually FDG)
• CT (Computerized Tomography) -✓✓ -Combines series of x-ray images taken
from different angles and then creates cross-sectional images that look at bones,
blood vessels and soft tissues.
-Faster than an MRI
• Angiogram -✓✓ -Minimally invasive test that uses x-rays and contrasts to
visualize vessels in the brain
-Can show aneurysm, AVM, blood clot, stroke
-Used with Wada test
• Wada -✓✓ -Also known as an intracarotid sodium amobarbital study
, -Looks at language and memory on one side of the brain at a time so that if the
side that controls language or has better memory, the surgeon may consider
further testing prior to epilepsy surgery
• SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography) -✓✓ -A radioactive
substance (tracer) to evaluate blood flow in the brain
-An "ictal" SPECT can be done right after a seizure to localize seizure activity
• What does HIPAA stand for? -✓✓ Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996
• HIPAA -✓✓ -Mandated significant changes in legal and regulatory environments
governing health payments, benefits, privacy, etc.
-Title II (Administrative Simplifications)
-Ensures security of medial data and info
-Patients have the right to make requests for:
1) copies of medical records
2) amendment to medical record
3) account disclosures of PHI (personal health info)
4) limit info about oneself in hospital directory
• ABRET Code of Ethics -✓✓ Principles that have been adopted by the Board of
Directors in order to encourage personnel to aspire to the highest possible
professional practice.
