EEG NEONATAL VISUAL ANALYSIS

Course overview

AN ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG) IS A USEFUL ANCILLARY AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT DETECTS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY IN THE BRAIN. THE NEONATAL EEG CAN BE QUITE CHALLENGING AND MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND TRAINING, GIVEN THAT BENIGN VARIANTS EXIST WITHIN THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND MUST BE DIFFERENTIATED FROM ABNORMAL DISCHARGES. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES NEONATAL VISUAL ANALYSIS ON EEG AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN EVALUATING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO EEG.