Epilepsy Board Review Questions and Explanations

by Debopam Samanta

Overview

This comprehensive review guide is designed to help candidates prepare for the epilepsy board examination, with an extensive set of over 400 questions and accompanying detailed explanations for both correct answers and distractors to reinforce understanding and support exam success.

Topics include fundamental mechanisms and pathogenesis of epilepsy, underlying etiologies, clinical features, epilepsy syndromes, and mimicking conditions. Comorbidities are addressed, as well as commonly used diagnostic procedures and management strategies including antiseizure medications, dietary therapies, neuromodulation, and epilepsy surgery. EEG and MRI images appear throughout, with content aligned to the ABPN board certification.

Epilepsy fellowship trainees preparing for ABPN epilepsy board certification will find this book ideal for exam preparation. It will also prove useful for neurology residents and clinical neurophysiology candidates preparing for the ABCN board.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781041210108
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	04/13/2026
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Debopam Samanta is a board-certified pediatric epileptologist and clinical neurophysiologist with specialized qualifications in Pediatrics, Neurology (Child Neurology), Clinical Neurophysiology, and Epilepsy. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed publications in epilepsy research, with expertise in pediatric epilepsy surgery and developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. Dr. Samanta is a nationally and internationally recognized speaker who has shared his research globally.

Table of Contents

1.     Mechanism of Disease

2.     Clinical Manifestations of Epilepsy and Episodic Disorders

3.     Diagnostic Procedures

4.     Treatment and Management of Epilepsy

5.     Miscellaneous