EEG Board Exam | Detailed Review Guide
with Exam Questions and Verified Solutions
| Grade A+
• 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:
with Exam Questions and Verified Solutions
| Grade A+
• 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:
