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Genetic Testing for Pediatric Epilepsy: A Path to Personalized Care
One of the most frightening experiences for any parent is witnessing their child unexpectedly suffer a seizure. In the United States,...

Jamie Thomsen
Jun 182 min read


Surgical Interventions for Medication-Resistant Epilepsy: Exploring the Options
Epilepsy affects millions worldwide, and while many individuals achieve seizure control through medications, a significant...
BKT
May 284 min read


FIRES: Understanding a Rare Seizure Disorder and the Role of the Ketogenic Diet in Treatment
EEG technologists are often called upon to assess patients experiencing various forms of seizure activity, including some rare and severe...
BKT
May 216 min read


Understanding Hypothalamic Hamartomas| Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Sara E. Davis, REEGT, CLTM What is the Hypothalamus? The hypothalamus is a small but crucial structure located near the center of the...
Sara E. Davis
Apr 303 min read


Meds to the Rescue: Understanding Epilepsy Treatments
Valtoco super hero to the rescue! Drawing by Jamie Thomsen People with epilepsy often rely on anti-seizure medications (ASMs) to manage...

Jamie Thomsen
Apr 162 min read


Dust Yourself Off and Try Again: Navigating Challenges in the Neurodiagnostic Field
The neurodiagnostic field—particularly EEG (electroencephalography)—can make even the most seasoned professionals question their...

Jamie Thomsen
Apr 93 min read


NuPrep and 10 20: From Creation to Your Hands
Since my first exposure to the Neurodiagnostic field over 25 years ago, it feels as though not much has changed. From major hospitals to...
Dani Harris
Apr 24 min read


5 Qualities of a Neurodiagnostic Technologist
Of course a strong technical skill set is a given - so we are not counting that for 1 of the 5. But what else is needed? Patience Not...
Roya Tompkins
Mar 122 min read


Cranial Nerves
Patient pointing at eye. Eyes have 4 different cranial nerves associated, 2, 3, 4, and 6. What are the cranial nerves? Your cranial...

Jamie Thomsen
Mar 52 min read


The Value of EEG Testing when Weaning Seizure Medications
What does the National Institute of Health say? AED discontinuation may be considered in patients whose seizures have been completely...
Roya Tompkins
Feb 262 min read


R.EEG T. Board Exam Resource
At Integris Neuro we take pride in building our team with registered technologists. By sharing exam statistics our hope is to encourage...
Roya Tompkins
Feb 122 min read


EEG in Epilepsy: Sturge Weber Syndrome
In our continuing series of EEG in Epilepsy let’s move on to another rare neurological condition that we might also see in our labs....
Roya Tompkins
Feb 52 min read


EEG in Epilepsy: Rasmussen’s Syndrome
Also known as Rasmussen’s Encephalitis, this rare form of epilepsy is the possible result of an auto-immune reaction or an infection. ...
Roya Tompkins
Jan 292 min read


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...
Roya Tompkins
Jan 221 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...
Roya Tompkins
Jan 82 min read


Importance of continuing education?
Continuing education for your Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist (REEGT) certification serves several important purposes: 1....

Jamie Thomsen
Sep 11, 20242 min read


Integris Spotlight - Jamie Thomsen, REEGT, CLTM, CNIM
The Journey into Neurodiagnostics can look very different for many of us - join us by watching the 2nd spotlight in our series of...
Roya Tompkins
Aug 28, 20241 min read


Time Well Spent
If you didn’t get an opportunity to travel to Phoenix for this year’s ASET Conference - take a quick peek at a summary of details below....
Roya Tompkins
Aug 7, 20242 min read


Encephalitis | Anti-NMDA R Encephalitis
In the world of Neurology and Neurophysiology the term ‘Encephalitis’ is well known, and frequently used to describe tissues of the brain...
Sara E. Davis
Jun 25, 20244 min read


Patient compliance in EEG is hard, getting remote compliance is harder!
For Neurodiagnostic professionals, we all know how challenging it can be to get patient compliance for a routine test in the clinic or at...
Dani Harris
Jan 3, 20244 min read
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