Epilepsy monitoring unit practices and safety among NAEC epilepsy centers: A census survey

• Published in: Epilepsy & behavior Vol. 150; p. 109571
• Main Authors: Bagić, Anto I, Ahrens, Stephanie M, Chapman, Kevin E, Bai, Shasha, Clarke, Dave F, Eisner, Mariah, Fountain, Nathan B, Gavvala, Jay R, Rossi, Kyle C, Herman, Susan T, Ostendorf, Adam P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Censuses; Child; Electroencephalography - methods; Epilepsy - drug therapy; Epilepsy - epidemiology; Humans; Monitoring, Physiologic - methods; Retrospective Studies; Seizures - diagnosis; Seizures - drug therapy; Seizures - epidemiology; Status Epilepticus; Surveys and Questionnaires; Epilepsy surgery; Drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE); Video electroencephalography (vEEG)

An epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) is a specialized unit designed for capturing and characterizing seizures and other paroxysmal events with continuous video electroencephalography (vEEG). Nearly 260 epilepsy centers in the United States are accredited by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers...