Description
Perform and monitor routine, ambulatory, long-term video, and ICU electroencephalogram (EEG) studies to assess brain activity. Prepare patients and apply electrodes, operate and troubleshoot EEG systems, identify and reduce artifacts, document clinical events, and provide technical summaries to assist neurologists in diagnosing seizures, encephalopathies, and other brain disorders.
- • Collect pertinent patient history and medications to tailor EEG protocols.
- • Measure and mark the scalp; prepare skin and apply electrodes per the 10–20/10–10 system using appropriate adhesives or caps.
- • Verify electrode impedances and perform equipment calibration prior to recording.
- • Conduct routine, sleep-deprived, bedside/stat, neonatal, ambulatory, and long-term video EEG recordings.
- • Perform activation procedures such as hyperventilation and photic stimulation when indicated.
- • Set up, program, and adjust montages, filters, sensitivities, and time bases to optimize EEG display.
- • Monitor patients and synchronized video/audio during recordings; recognize and document clinical events and behaviors.
- • Identify, annotate, and mitigate artifacts from muscle, movement, or external sources; reapply or reposition electrodes as needed.
- • Provide continuous EEG monitoring in ICUs; mark seizures, periodic patterns, and status epilepticus and escalate per protocol.
- • Conduct EEGs for brain death assessments in coordination with the clinical team.
- • Ensure patient safety and comfort; adhere to infection control and electrode reprocessing procedures.
- • Troubleshoot, maintain, and arrange repair for EEG equipment, cameras, and networked acquisition systems.
- • Summarize technical findings and prepare preliminary EEG reports; upload, archive, and route studies to neurologists.
- • Explain EEG procedures, answer questions, and obtain consent per policy.
- • Assist in training technologists, residents, or students; participate in quality assurance and research activities.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
