What Is Video EEG Monitoring

Video EEG monitoring combines continuous EEG recording with synchronised video to capture actual clinical events and their electrical brain correlates over many hours or days It is especially valuable when seizures are infrequent when diagnosis is uncertain or when planning epilepsy surgery for drug resistant focal epilepsy By recording both the person and their brain waves at the same time doctors can see exactly what the body does during an event and what the EEG shows before during and after it

Who Needs Video EEG

Video EEG is recommended when spells continue despite medicines and it is unclear whether they are epileptic when there is suspicion of more than one seizure type or when seizures are not well described by witnesses It is also an essential part of pre surgical epilepsy work up to pinpoint the region of onset and to classify seizure types In children it can help distinguish epileptic spasms absence seizures or nocturnal events from benign behaviours or parasomnias

How Monitoring Is Done

Patients are admitted to a special epilepsy monitoring room where scalp electrodes are applied in the same way as for routine EEG but remain in place for an extended period Cameras record continuous video while EEG captures brain electrical activity and both are stored on secure servers for later analysis Medicines may be carefully reduced or normal triggers such as sleep deprivation may be used under supervision to increase the chance of recording a typical event Safety measures are always in place including padded surroundings call bells and staff trained in seizure first aid

Interpretation and Treatment Planning

Neurologists review the synchronised data to determine whether captured events are epileptic where they begin in the brain and how they spread This helps refine diagnosis adjust medicines and decide whether a person might benefit from epilepsy surgery or neuromodulation such as vagus nerve stimulation Video EEG can also identify non epileptic attacks allowing redirection of care to psychological and behavioural therapies instead of more anti seizure drugs

Why Choose Livasa Hospital Mohali for Video EEG

Livasa Hospital Mohali provides dedicated monitoring rooms continuous staff observation and round the clock neurology backup The epilepsy team integrates video EEG findings with MRI functional imaging and neuropsychological testing to build a complete picture before recommending advanced therapies giving people in Punjab access to high level epilepsy care within a single hospital network

NAP Contact Details Mohali Unit

Livasa Hospital Mohali
Sector 71 Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Mohali Punjab 160071