Neurophysiology test preparation

The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Inc. established the Clinical Neurophysiology board in 1990 and established the Epilepsy board in 2010.

 The ACNS in-service test is an online test that will cover the field of Neurophysiology over 150 questions.

A very effective way to prepare is to condense down the necessary materials. A useful strategy is to form a study group, assign topics and have each prepare a handout which is high-yield including sample questions on the topics with explanations. That way you have review sheets and don’t need to go through every chapter or topic on your own! Ask your groupmates to be thorough, but not overlydetailed. It should be a guide, a review for reference – you can then fill in anything you find important as you are working on questions.

Recommended references:

• EEG and Neurophys Electronics: Ebersole and Husain. Current Practice of Clinical Electroencephalography.
• EEG and Epilepsy: Zulfi Haneef & Atul Maheshwari: A concise manual of epilepsy.
• Evoked potentials: The ACNS website provides some useful material on evoked potentials.
• Intra-operative monitoring: Aatif Husain. A Practical Approach to Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring, Second Edition.