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Roya Tompkins
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Autoimmune Epilepsy
Our immune system protects the body from foreign substances or things that could harm us; but what about when our body starts to reactive...
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Roya Tompkins
Jan 152 min read
Medications 101
Effecting about 1 in 26 people in their lifetime, epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders . Treatment is essential,...
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Roya Tompkins
Jan 82 min read
The Pediatric EEG
“Children are not Small Adults.” This common saying is true in many ways and EEG is no exception. Those of us that have primarily worked...
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Betsy Rust
Dec 18, 20242 min read
Service Dogs In Epilepsy
I don't know about you, but anytime I see a service dog, my reaction is "Ahh, so cute!". Maybe it's seeing an animal outside of where we...
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Roya Tompkins
Dec 11, 20242 min read
EEG in Epilepsy Series: Jeavon's Syndrome
This week's highlight is Epilepsy Eyelid Myoclonia (EEA) know as Jeavon’s Syndrome. Technologists may come across this rare and...
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Roya Tompkins
Dec 4, 20242 min read
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)
The formal definition of Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures are attacks that look like epileptic seizures, but are not caused by...
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Taylor Evans
Nov 27, 20242 min read
A Career in Neurodiagnostics: Steps to Becoming an EEG Technologist
The Role of an EEG Technologist: To become an electroencephalogram (EEG) Technologist, you must understand what the job entails. An EEG...
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Taylor Evans
Nov 20, 20243 min read
The Rhythm of Rest: Understanding Sleep Cycles on an EEG
As EEG Technologists, we love sleep, not just for ourselves but for our patients. We love to see it and encourage it. Sleep is essential...
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Roya Tompkins
Nov 13, 20245 min read
The Neonatal EEG
One of the more challenging procedures that technologists perform are the very youngest of our patients. Having a good understanding of...
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Jamie Thomsen
Nov 6, 20246 min read
Technical Tips and Tricks Series: Auto-Clip feature in Natus Software
First you may be asking yourself what does it mean to clip or prune an EEG study? Why is it beneficial? Clipping an EEG...
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Carmen Ellison
Oct 30, 20245 min read
How did I end up here? Carmen Ellison, BS, REEGT
I am fairly certain that this is one of the most frequently asked questions in our industry. I have to imagine there are not many twelve-...
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Dani Harris
Oct 23, 20243 min read
Beyond the Trauma, what happens after a TBI?
Within the Neurodiagnostic field, we are accustomed to witnessing trauma either at the time of its happening or during medication...
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Sara E. Davis
Oct 16, 20243 min read
Neuro Anatomy | The Insular Cortex
Sara E. Davis, R EEGT, CLTM Of all the organs in the human body the brain is the most important, incredibly intricate, and multifaceted...
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Roya Tompkins
Oct 9, 20242 min read
Reflecting on a Century
It’s been 100 years since Hans Berger, a German psychiatrist invented the Electroencephalogram! That's quite the milestone. Just some...
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Roya Tompkins
Oct 2, 20241 min read
Technical Tips and Tricks: Natus HD - XLTEK Ambulatory Systems
Does your practice own the Natus HD - XLTEK tablet for ambulatory Video-EEG studies? Did you know you can run a PSG test as well? Both...
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Dani Harris
Sep 25, 20243 min read
Technical Tips and Tricks: EEG in the critical care environment, how we can try to make it easier?
Our hope is that this Tips and Tricks Series helps you and your practice look for opportunities to not only expand your services but...
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Roya Tompkins
Sep 18, 20242 min read
Technical Tips and Tricks: To Wrap or Not to Wrap?
Our hope is that this Tips and Tricks Series helps you and your practice look for opportunities to not only expand your services but...
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Jamie Thomsen
Sep 11, 20242 min read
Importance of continuing education?
Continuing education for your Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist (REEGT) certification serves several important purposes: 1....
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