Patient Care

Debates over the need for monitoring in non-complex, routine operations stem from controversies over the efficacy of IONM and its cost effectiveness. A lecture at the recent ASET Annual Conference focused on two cases where the monitoring turned out to be critical.

The value of a kind of multimodal brain analysis combining EEG and fNIRS has been increasing over the years — but the technology has been lagging.

For the first time, researchers compare IONM with the gold-standard Stagnara wake-up test during idiopathic scoliosis correction and the results have drawn praise — with a catch.

A team at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is using wireless sleep electroencephalography (EEG) on patients undergoing medical withdrawal from opioids and have published the results of a small pilot study.

When status epilepticus happens in kids, sometimes only an EEG can pick it up. Read the story of an EEG tech who discovered it in her own child.

Stoicism in the face of emotionally challenging cases is hard, says Anna-Maria Beck, director of the neurodiagnostic technology program at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. But it can be so rewarding when you see how much it can help the patient and their families.

Ambu, Inc. is joining ASET to celebrate Neurodiagnostic Week, April 18-24. This week we will highlight the incredible work done by techs during a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The neurodiagnostic department of Advocate Aurora Health in Milwaukee was in the middle of a large expansion when the hospital system started admitting COVID-19 patients. Department head, Tabitha Althoff, shares stories from the year.

In newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, up to 80% of seizures can be electrographic-only. Detection is best using a combination of EEG and amplitude integrated EEG (aEEG), according to a new review.

A recently published case study shows the importance of early intervention in a rare form of acquired epileptiform aphasia that usually develops in early childhood.

Sometimes kids who come in for testing are scared, but they don’t have to be, says Linda Wilder, a neurodiagnostic technologist and new author of 'Catch Brainwaves that ZOOM.'

A former hotel manager turned neurophysiology unit lead explores how good hospitality helps improve patient satisfaction and grow business. Having happier techs who know they can give their patients the clinical care they deserve enables them to go the extra mile.

Many often turn to natural remedies in their attempts to relieve symptoms and use of essential oils is gaining in popularity. In a new study, scientists are using electroencephalography (EEG) to find out just how these oils impact the brain.

A new published review of 84 studies on EEG findings in patients with COVID-19 reveals some interesting trends and supports a theory about direct frontal brain infection.

Recovery of movement after stroke is highly variable and not well understood. Patterns of change in beta oscillations may serve as a biomarker that can aid in rehabilitation, according to a new study.