FREE ABRET R. EEG T. Exam Guide 2026: Pass the Registered EEG Technologist Written Exam

R. EEG T. Exam Guide 2026: The Complete ABRET Walkthrough

The Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist (R. EEG T.) credential, awarded by ABRET - Neurodiagnostic Credentialing and Accreditation, is the core U.S. credential for EEG technologists working in hospitals, EMUs (Epilepsy Monitoring Units), ICUs performing continuous EEG (cEEG), sleep labs doing expanded PSG montages, and outpatient neurology practices.

Here is the single most important correction to the myths floating around competitor guides: in 2026 the R. EEG T. is earned by passing ONE computer-based written examination developed by ABRET with the Professional Testing Corporation (PTC) and delivered at Prometric test centers (or by live remote proctoring). There is no separate oral or "practical" board exam. The only hands-on component is a Measurement Assessment - a 30-minute 10-20 measurement check on a mannequin - and it is not a second exam everyone sits. It is an eligibility prerequisite that applies only to Pathway III and Pathway IV candidates (more on that below).

This guide covers the full 2026 testing cycle straight from the official R. EEG T. Handbook for Candidates: the four eligibility pathways, the real ABRET content outline (a task-based outline, not the topic blueprint older guides invent), the written exam logistics, the Measurement Assessment, the actual $700 fee, scoring and retake rules, the 10-20 international system (and modified combinatorial nomenclature), ACNS standardized critical-care EEG terminology, a 12-16 week study plan, and the free and paid resources that move candidates from 60% diagnostics to pass-ready.

R. EEG T. Exam At-a-Glance (2026)

Source: ABRET 2026 Handbook for Candidates - Registration for Electroencephalographic Technologists (R. EEG T.) and the ABRET EEG exam pages at abret.org/apply/eeg. Always verify the current fee and pathway language directly on abret.org before paying.

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What an R. EEG T. Actually Does (and Why Hospitals Pay a Differential)

A Registered EEG Technologist performs diagnostic brain recordings used to evaluate seizures, encephalopathy, coma, brain death determination support, syncope workups, sleep-related events, and cerebrovascular events. A typical R. EEG T. shift includes:

• Measuring the head and applying scalp electrodes per the International 10-20 system (with modified combinatorial nomenclature for 10-10 high-density arrays)
• Verifying electrode impedances (target <= 5 kOhm per electrode, symmetric between homologous pairs)
• Selecting montages (bipolar double-banana, transverse, referential, average, Laplacian) and switching between them to localize abnormalities
• Performing activation procedures: hyperventilation (3 minutes), photic stimulation (1-30 Hz steps), sleep deprivation protocols
• Monitoring continuously in ICU/EMU settings for status epilepticus, rhythmic/periodic patterns (GPDs, LPDs, BIPDs), and post-cardiac-arrest prognostication EEGs
• Annotating the record in real time, documenting clinical events, and preparing a tech summary for the interpreting neurologist/epileptologist

The credential pays. A base EEG Tech without credentialing typically falls in the $50,000-$62,000 range per BLS SOC 29-2099 general neurodiagnostic data; credentialed R. EEG T. staff typically add a $3-$8/hour differential plus eligibility for lead tech, EMU coordinator, and IONM crossover roles — pushing total comp to $65,000-$85,000+ in hospital systems.

Who Should Pursue the R. EEG T.

The R. EEG T. pairs naturally with CLTM (Certified Long-Term Monitoring) and CNIM (Certified Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring) for neurodiagnostic career ladders.

Eligibility Pathways for the R. EEG T. (2026)

ABRET requires candidates to satisfy one of four eligibility pathways (the 2026 Eligibility Chart, not the "Tracks A/B/C" that outdated guides cite). Every pathway requires current CPR/BLS certification and documented EEG cases performed within the last 5 years, with 25% of those EEGs completed within 24 months of application. A qualifying "EEG" must be at least a 20-minute routine recording that includes montage changes and activation procedures; ambulatory/long-term monitoring counts only if a baseline routine EEG is recorded. ABRET accepts up to 5 recordings per day of documentation, and case forms are randomly audited.

Clinical EEG experience is defined as work in clinical EEG equivalent to 32 hrs/week (1,664 hrs/year). Sleep (PSG) experience does not count as clinical EEG experience.

Pathway I: CAAHEP-Accredited ND Program

The fastest, most structured route.

• Graduate of a CAAHEP-accredited Neurodiagnostic Technology (END) program.
• Documentation of 50 EEGs.
• Current CPR/BLS.

CAAHEP program directors receive student/graduate results in a quarterly Program Exam Report. Because accredited programs embed the 10-20 system, pattern recognition, and activation procedures, Pathway I candidates generally test best-prepared.

Pathway II: Non-CAAHEP Formal ND Program

• Certificate of completion from an ABRET-recognized (non-CAAHEP) neurodiagnostic program.
• Documentation of 100 EEGs.
• Current CPR/BLS.

Pathway III: Associate Degree or RPSGT

The common route for degreed techs and for polysomnographers crossing into EEG.

• Associate degree (or higher) OR current RPSGT credential.
• Documentation of 150 EEGs (completed after the first year of experience).
• 1 year of clinical EEG experience (1,664 hrs).
• 60 EEG-related ASET CEUs (earned within the last 5 years; no more than 50% from ASET journal quizzes).
• Measurement Assessment Document (see below).
• Current CPR/BLS.

Pathway IV: Practice Track

For experienced working techs whose only formal education is a high school diploma/GED.

• High school diploma or GED (or equivalent).
• Documentation of 150 EEGs (after the first year of experience).
• 5 years of clinical EEG experience.
• 120 EEG-related ASET CEUs (last 5 years; max 50% from journal quizzes).
• Measurement Assessment Document.
• Current CPR/BLS.

The Measurement Assessment (Pathways III and IV only)

This is the only hands-on requirement, and it is not an oral or interpretive board exam. You either:

1. Complete an in-person assessment hosted by ABRET - you have 30 minutes to perform a 10-20 measurement on a "Sam" mannequin; no electrodes are applied ($50 fee with your application), or
2. Successfully complete ASET's EEG: 202 online course and have a current R. EEG T. sign off on your in-house assessment.

Eligibility from a passed Measurement Assessment is valid for two years. Pathway I and Pathway II candidates do not complete a Measurement Assessment.

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The REAL Written Exam Content Outline (2026)

Here is where most competitor guides go wrong: they publish a made-up topic blueprint ("Instrumentation 15%, Normal EEG 15%..."). ABRET's actual published content outline is task-based, organized around the workflow of performing a study. From the 2026 Handbook for Candidates, the exam is weighted approximately:

Performing the EEG Study is nearly half the exam, and waveform identification (normal, abnormal, variants, neonatal) lives inside it. The exam is computer-based multiple-choice with a total testing time of four hours, delivered in two 120-minute sections - once you finish Section 1 you cannot go back. ABRET's handbook does not publish a fixed item count or a list of unscored pretest items, so treat any "exactly 200 questions" claim as unverified. The deep dives below map onto Domains I and II - the bulk of the test.

Content Area Deep Dive 1: The 10-20 International System + Modified Combinatorial Nomenclature

Head measurement landmarks: nasion (Nz), inion (Iz), left preauricular point (A1 area), right preauricular point (A2 area), and the vertex (Cz). From these, you derive the percentage-based spacing that names every standard electrode.

Standard 10-20 electrodes (21 sites): Fp1, Fp2, F7, F3, Fz, F4, F8, T3, C3, Cz, C4, T4, T5, P3, Pz, P4, T6, O1, O2, A1, A2. Memorize odd numbers = left, even = right, z = midline.

Modified Combinatorial Nomenclature (10-10 system) — required knowledge for high-density montages. Under the 10-10 revision, T3 -> T7, T4 -> T8, T5 -> P7, T6 -> P8, and new intermediate sites are added (AF3/AF4, FC5/FC6, CP5/CP6, etc.). You must recognize both naming conventions on the written exam; expect items where a record is labeled in modified nomenclature and the stem asks you to identify a lobe.

Additional electrodes: T1/T2 (true anterior temporal; sensitive to anterior temporal spikes), sphenoidal electrodes (invasive, used in EMUs), ECG (always record a dedicated ECG channel; it disambiguates cardiac artifact), and EOG (eye channels for sleep staging and artifact identification).

Content Area Deep Dive 2: Montages — Bipolar, Referential, Average, Laplacian

The cardinal rule candidates miss: a phase reversal in a bipolar montage does NOT always mean "that electrode is the focus" — it means the electrodes adjacent to it have opposite polarity relative to the one in between, which typically localizes the generator to the electrode where the phase reversal occurs. This is tested relentlessly.

Content Area Deep Dive 3: Polarity Rules

ABRET's polarity convention (and every standard clinical EEG system):

• Input 1 (G1) more negative than Input 2 (G2) -> upward deflection (by convention, negativity-up)
• Input 1 more positive than Input 2 -> downward deflection

In a bipolar chain (e.g., Fp1-F3, F3-C3, C3-P3, P3-O1), a negative focus at F3 produces:

• Channel Fp1-F3: F3 (at G2) is more negative than Fp1 (at G1). With G2 more negative, G1 is relatively positive -> downward deflection.
• Channel F3-C3: F3 (at G1) is more negative than C3 (at G2) -> upward deflection.

The two channels straddling F3 point TOWARD each other (pen tips meet at F3) -> phase reversal at F3 = generator localized to F3. A positive focus at F3 produces the mirror image (pen tips point AWAY from F3), which still localizes the generator to F3.

Drill this until it is automatic. Polarity and localization are classic record-based exam items.

Content Area Deep Dive 4: Normal EEG

Wake (eyes closed): posterior dominant rhythm (PDR / alpha) 8-13 Hz in occipital leads, attenuates with eye opening ("alpha blocking"). PDR should be symmetric within ~1 Hz and within ~50% amplitude between hemispheres.

Wake (eyes open): beta activity (>13 Hz), low-amplitude, typically anterior. Mu rhythm (7-11 Hz, arciform) over central leads, attenuates with contralateral limb movement.

Drowsiness (N1): PDR slows and fragments; POSTS (Positive Occipital Sharp Transients of Sleep) appear as triangular positive waves in occipital leads; slow lateral eye movements (SEMs) are characteristic; vertex waves (V-waves) begin to appear at Cz.

Stage N2: sleep spindles (11-16 Hz, ~0.5-2 s duration, fronto-central predominant) and K-complexes (high-amplitude biphasic wave, vertex-maximum, often followed by spindle).

Stage N3 (slow-wave sleep): >=20% of epoch with 0.5-2 Hz, >75 microV slow waves (frontal maximum).

REM: low-voltage mixed-frequency EEG, rapid eye movements on EOG, sawtooth waves (notched theta, vertex-maximum), minimum chin EMG tone.

Age-related normal variants candidates must NOT flag as abnormal: wicket spikes (arciform temporal runs, benign), BETS / SSS (Benign Epileptiform Transients of Sleep / Small Sharp Spikes — low amplitude, brief, drop off in deep sleep), 6 Hz phantom spike-and-wave, 14 and 6 Hz positive bursts, subclinical rhythmic EEG discharge of adults (SREDA), rhythmic midtemporal theta of drowsiness (RMTD / psychomotor variant).

Content Area Deep Dive 5: Abnormal EEG

Epileptiform discharges — morphology matters:

• Spike: <70 ms duration, sharp contour, clear field
• Sharp wave: 70-200 ms duration, pointed, clear field
• Polyspike: multiple spikes in rapid sequence (classic for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy)
• Spike-and-wave complex: 3 Hz generalized (absence epilepsy), slow spike-and-wave <2.5 Hz (Lennox-Gastaut)

Key rule: a true epileptiform discharge has a clear electrical field on referential montage (multiple adjacent electrodes with appropriate polarity) — single-electrode "spikes" are almost always artifact.

Slowing:

• Focal slowing (delta or theta limited to a region) -> structural lesion underneath
• Generalized slowing -> encephalopathy (metabolic, toxic, hypoxic, post-ictal)
• FIRDA (frontal intermittent rhythmic delta activity) -> nonspecific, common in encephalopathy and deep midline lesions
• OIRDA (occipital intermittent rhythmic delta activity) -> pediatric, associated with absence epilepsy
• TIRDA (temporal intermittent rhythmic delta activity) -> strong association with temporal lobe epilepsy

Periodic patterns (ACNS 2021 Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology):

• GPDs (Generalized Periodic Discharges) — classic triphasic-wave appearance in hepatic/metabolic encephalopathy; at higher frequencies in the ictal-interictal continuum
• LPDs (Lateralized Periodic Discharges, formerly PLEDs) — highly associated with acute structural lesions and seizures
• BIPDs (Bilateral Independent Periodic Discharges, formerly BIPLEDs)
• LRDA (Lateralized Rhythmic Delta Activity) — also correlates with seizure risk

Status epilepticus criteria (Salzburg / ACNS): >=5 minutes of continuous seizure activity, or recurrent seizures without return to baseline. Electrographic status in ICU patients typically requires either ongoing spike-wave discharges >=3 Hz or evolving rhythmic patterns for >= 10 minutes of any 60-minute epoch.

Burst-suppression: alternating bursts of mixed-frequency activity with intervening suppression (<10 microV). Pathologic in adults (anoxic injury, deep sedation). In neonates, a transient "trace discontinu" pattern is age-appropriate up to ~34 weeks conceptional age — misidentifying this as pathologic is a common exam trap.

Content Area Deep Dive 6: Pediatric and Neonatal EEG

Neonatal EEG is scored by conceptional age (gestational age + chronological age), not by 30-second AASM epochs.

Hypsarrhythmia (infantile spasms / West syndrome): chaotic, high-amplitude, multifocal spikes — the classic "disorganized" pediatric abnormality. Modified hypsarrhythmia retains some organization.

Benign pediatric epileptiform variants: BECTS (Benign Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes / benign rolandic epilepsy) — centrotemporal spikes, activated in sleep, excellent prognosis.

Content Area Deep Dive 7: Continuous Critical Care EEG (cEEG)

A growing portion of the exam. Indications:

• Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) suspicion in altered mental status
• Post-cardiac-arrest prognostication
• ICU management of convulsive status after clinical termination
• Titration of anesthetic infusions (midazolam, propofol, pentobarbital) to burst-suppression endpoint

Quantitative EEG (qEEG) trends used at the bedside: color density spectral array (CDSA / spectrogram), amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG), rhythmicity spectrogram, asymmetry index. Know what each trend LOOKS like when a seizure breaks through ("flame" on CDSA).

Mastering Waveform Identification (the Heart of Domain II)

There is no oral board exam for the R. EEG T. - but waveform identification is still where candidates win or lose, because record-based multiple-choice items sit inside the 46% "Performing the EEG Study" domain. ABRET shows you a tracing (or describes one) and asks you to identify it, localize it, or pick the correct next technical step. The skill set is identical to reading a record at the bench:

1. Describe the record (background, symmetry, state, dominant frequencies, any variants)
2. Identify normal patterns, variants, artifacts, and abnormalities
3. Localize any focal abnormality using the displayed montage and polarity
4. Distinguish epileptiform from non-epileptiform (artifact, benign variants)
5. Choose the correct response - montage change, activation procedure, or provider notification for a critical value

High-Yield Waveform Tactics

• Read records every day. Narrate state, symmetry, background, reactivity, and abnormalities out loud - verbalizing forces precise recognition that transfers directly to record-based exam items.
• Drill artifacts first. Electrode pop, sweat (slow baseline drift), ECG, pulse (rhythmic, often T5/T6), 60 Hz hum, chewing (rhythmic temporal burst), eye flutter, glossokinetic artifact. Mislabeling artifact as a seizure is the fastest way to miss items.
• Master montage logic. Know which montage best visualizes a finding (bipolar for focal spike localization, referential for amplitude, transverse for midline) - the exam tests this directly.
• Memorize benign variants cold so you never mislabel a wicket or BETS as epileptiform.
• Practice critical-value recognition. Domain II explicitly tests "electrographic changes requiring provider notification." Know what should trigger an immediate call to the reading physician.

Common Waveform Pitfalls

1. Calling any sharply contoured transient a "spike." True spikes need a clear field.
2. Confusing polarity. Localization items hinge on the negativity-up convention - drill phase reversal until it is automatic.
3. Ignoring state. Many items only make sense once you fix wake/drowsy/N1/N2/N3/REM.
4. Ignoring ECG/EOG channels when they disambiguate artifact.
5. Overcalling critical-care records. The ictal-interictal continuum is nuanced; "rhythmic delta with embedded sharp waves, concerning for ictal-interictal continuum" is more defensible than "seizure."

Don't Forget the Measurement Assessment (Pathways III and IV)

If you are applying under Pathway III or IV, build in time for the Measurement Assessment before you can even become eligible. Practice the 10-20 measurement workflow - nasion, inion, preauricular points, percentage spacing - so you can place a full standard array on a head in under 30 minutes without electrodes. ABRET-hosted assessment locations for 2026 are posted on abret.org; the alternative is ASET's EEG: 202 online course plus an in-house sign-off by a current R. EEG T.

Cost Stack (2026)

All fees are from the ABRET 2026 Handbook for Candidates; verify current ABRET pricing at abret.org before paying.

Registration via the ABRET Portal

1. Read the Handbook for Candidates, then go to abret.org -> EXAMS -> Pathways & Application under R. EEG T.
2. Determine your pathway (I-IV) and prepare the documentation: EEG Cases form, proof of education/credential, ASET CEUs (Pathways III/IV), current CPR/BLS, and the Measurement Assessment document if applicable.
3. Log into (or create) your ABRET Certemy account and complete the application, uploading all eligibility documents and paying the $700 fee (a Spanish-language exam option is available in the form).
4. After ABRET verifies eligibility, your registration is sent to PTC. PTC emails a Scheduling Authorization (from notices@ptcny.com) about 2-5 business days after you reach "Eligible to Test."
5. Schedule with Prometric - at a test center or via ProProctor remote proctoring - and sit within your 3-month testing window. After passing, the credential is awarded for 5 years; an unofficial result is available at the test center, and the official result posts to Certemy in about 4-6 weeks.

Recertification: 5-Year Cycle

The R. EEG T. credential is awarded for five years. To maintain it you must either:

• Submit 30 hours of documented continuing education by the end of the year the credential expires (and not more than one year before expiration), or
• Re-take the EEG examination.

Acceptable CE includes ASET courses, conferences, and online programs; ASET journal article quizzes (capped at no more than 50% of the required hours); and relevant neurodiagnostic programming from organizations such as ACNS, AAET, or ASNM. There is no separate three-year ACE cycle - the requirement is 30 CE hours per 5-year term. Let a credential lapse and you face reinstatement requirements; verify current fees and forms on abret.org/recertification.

12-16 Week R. EEG T. Study Plan

Structured for a working EEG tech studying 8-10 hours/week. Collapse to 12 weeks if you are a fresh CAAHEP (Pathway I) graduate; extend to 16 weeks if you are a Pathway IV practice-track candidate with limited didactic exposure.

Time Allocation (Match the Real Content Outline)

Domain II is nearly half the exam - electrode application, digital instrumentation, activation procedures, and waveform identification deserve the most repetitions. Do not under-study Domains III and IV; together they are 39% of the test and are where bench-trained techs lose easy points.

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Test-Day Strategy (Written)

• Arrive 30 minutes early at Prometric with current government photo ID (driver's license, passport, or US Military ID) matching your ABRET application exactly - temporary/paper IDs are not accepted. (Testing remotely via ProProctor? Run the system check and install the software the day before.)
• Manage the two sections. You have 120 minutes per section; once you submit Section 1 you cannot return to it. Pace each section independently and review flagged items before submitting.
• On record-based items, read the question stem FIRST, then look at the record knowing what you are hunting for.
• On polarity/montage items, work the phase-reversal logic deliberately rather than guessing under time pressure.
• Trust your first instinct on variant questions - overthinking is how wickets become "temporal spikes."
• No phones, watches, smart devices, notes, or reference materials in the room; Prometric provides a locker.

Measurement Assessment Day (Pathways III and IV)

• You have 30 minutes to complete a full 10-20 measurement on a "Sam" mannequin - no electrodes are applied, so it is purely measurement accuracy and speed.
• Rehearse the landmarks cold: nasion, inion, left/right preauricular points, vertex, then the percentage-based spacing for every standard site.
• Bring your own measuring tools per ABRET's assessment instructions and arrive early; in-person locations are limited and posted on abret.org.
• Prefer the online route? Complete ASET's EEG: 202 course and have a current R. EEG T. sign off on your in-house assessment instead. Either way, eligibility lasts two years.

Common Pitfalls That Tank First-Time Scores

1. Polarity confusion under time pressure. Draw the phase-reversal diagram on scratch paper every single time until it is automatic.
2. Calling artifact "abnormal." Electrode pop, ECG, pulse, sweat, chewing, eye flutter — master these before ever labeling anything pathologic.
3. Misidentifying benign variants. Wickets, BETS/SSS, 6 Hz phantom spike-wave, 14 and 6 positive bursts, SREDA, RMTD all mimic pathology but are normal.
4. Applying adult rules to neonates. Neonatal EEG is conceptional-age-based; trace discontinu is NORMAL at <=30 weeks CA.
5. Overcalling ictal-interictal continuum patterns. Use ACNS terminology and hedging language; do not jump to "seizure."
6. Ignoring the ECG channel. Rhythmic temporal "spikes" that are really pulse artifact are a classic miss.
7. Forgetting activation procedure protocols. Hyperventilation is 3 minutes with 3 minutes of post-HV recording; photic stimulation steps through standard frequencies (typically 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 30 Hz or lab-specific).
8. Weak 10-10 nomenclature fluency. T3/T4/T5/T6 vs T7/T8/P7/P8 confusion tanks items when records are labeled in modified nomenclature.
9. Not doing timed simulations. Two 120-minute sections with no going back to Section 1 demands pacing practice.
10. Under-studying Domains III and IV. Post-study procedures (technical report, infection prevention) and ethics/HIPAA/safety are 39% of the exam and are easy points bench techs routinely miss.

Career Value: Salary and Ladder

BLS groups EEG techs under SOC 29-2099 (Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other) and overlapping neurodiagnostic categories. Typical 2026 compensation:

Ranges reflect BLS data, ASET compensation survey reports, and hospital job postings — regional variation is meaningful, with coastal academic medical centers paying toward the top of each range and rural inpatient settings toward the bottom.

Career Ladder from R. EEG T.

• CLTM (Certified Long-Term Monitoring) — next credential for EMU and cEEG specialists
• CNIM (Certified Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring) — IONM crossover, significant pay bump with OR coverage
• R. EP T. (Registered Evoked Potential Technologist) — EP-focused neurodiagnostic credential
• RPSGT — sleep crossover; naturally paired with EEG technologist skill set
• Neurodiagnostic program faculty / CAAHEP program director — with R. EEG T. + bachelor's degree

Why Competitor Guides Are Wrong

• They invent a "Practical Oral Exam (PRX)." There is no oral board for the R. EEG T. The credential is earned by passing ONE written exam; the only hands-on step is the Measurement Assessment, and only for Pathways III and IV.
• They cite "Tracks A/B/C." ABRET's 2026 chart uses Pathways I-IV, each with specific EEG-case counts, CEU totals, and experience hours.
• They publish a fake topic blueprint. ABRET's real outline is task-based: Pre-Study 15%, Performing the Study 46%, Post-Study 19%, Ethics 20%.
• They quote wrong fees. The current application fee is $700 (plus a $50 Measurement Assessment for Pathways III/IV) - not two ~$370 fees.
• They use PLEDs/BIPLEDs language. Current ACNS 2021 terminology uses LPDs/BIPDs; learn both because older records and texts still use the old terms.
• They miss neonatal EEG nuance. Conceptional-age pattern reading sits inside Domain II waveform identification and is a recurring item category.

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Official Sources Used

• ABRET 2026 Handbook for Candidates - Registration for Electroencephalographic Technologists (R. EEG T.) - pathways, $700 fee, content outline, scoring, retake rules
• ABRET EEG exam and Measurement Assessment pages (abret.org/apply/eeg)
• ABRET Recertification / Acceptable Continuing Education - 30 CE hours per 5-year term
• ACNS Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology, 2021 Version — GPDs/LPDs/BIPDs/LRDA, ictal-interictal continuum
• AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events — sleep-stage EEG rules
• ILAE 2017 Operational Classification of Seizure Types
• Tyner & Knott — Fundamentals of EEG Technology
• Libenson — Practical Approach to Electroencephalography
• Ebersole & Pedley — Current Practice of Clinical EEG
• ASET (American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists) — professional guidelines, compensation surveys
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — occupational data for EEG/neurodiagnostic technologists
• Prometric — testing-center logistics

Certification details, fees, and exam content may change. Always verify current requirements directly on abret.org before applying.