Utility of Electroencephalography: Experience from a U.S. Tertiary Care Medical Center

Electroencephalography (EEG) is the gold-standard test for diagnosing seizures, especially subclinical emergencies, including non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) (DeLorenzo et al., 1998; Claassen et al., 2004; Laccheo et al., 2015). However, conventional scalp EEG with glued electrodes is very resource-intensive, requiring dedicated, specially trained, personnel and expensive equipment (Kull and Emerson, 2005). Furthermore, the additional time needed for interpretation can delay its impact on patient care up to 22-48 hours (Quigg et al., 2001; Kämppi et al., 2013).

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