Minimum Technical Requirements for Performing Ambulatory EEG

Authors

William O. Tatum, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.
Jonathan J. Halford, Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Piotr Olejniczak, Department of Neurology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Olga Selioutski, Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, U.S.A.
Madeleine M. Grigg-Damberger, Department of Neurology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
David Gloss, Department of Neurology, CAMC, Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.A.
Jayant Acharya, Department of Neurology, Penn State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Stephan Schuele, Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Saurabh R. Sinha, Department of Neurology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Tammy Tsuchida, Department of Neurology, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.; and.
Frank W. Drislane, Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

9-1-2022

Journal

Journal of clinical neurophysiology : official publication of the American Electroencephalographic Society

Volume

39

Issue

6

DOI

10.1097/WNP.0000000000000950

Abstract

Ambulatory EEG (AEEG) devices offer portable, multichannel, digital EEG recording with or without video in the patient's natural environment. The technology applied for AEEG recording is like the technology for routine EEG and inpatient long-term video-EEG monitoring but designed to be compact and wearable. Computer-based AEEG technology is well-suited to digital recording, signal processing, and visual display. However, acquiring interpretable EEG outside of the hospital setting presents its own technical challenges. Published guidelines have established technical standards for performing routine EEG and inpatient video-EEG monitoring, but technical standards for AEEG are lacking. Therefore, this guideline provides minimal technical standards for the performance of AEEG which are essential to ensure the quality of studies for clinical and research practice. We expect these minimum standards to evolve over time with improved performance and advances in the technology.

APA Citation

Tatum, William O.; Halford, Jonathan J.; Olejniczak, Piotr; Selioutski, Olga; Grigg-Damberger, Madeleine M.; Gloss, David; Acharya, Jayant; Schuele, Stephan; Sinha, Saurabh R.; Tsuchida, Tammy; and Drislane, Frank W., "Minimum Technical Requirements for Performing Ambulatory EEG" (2022). GW Authored Works. Paper 1695.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/1695

Department

Neurology