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Medications 101
Effecting about 1 in 26 people in their lifetime, epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders . Treatment is essential,...
Roya Tompkins
Jan 152 min read
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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
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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...
Betsy Rust
Dec 18, 20242 min read
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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...
Roya Tompkins
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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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...
Roya Tompkins
Oct 9, 20242 min read
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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...
Roya Tompkins
Oct 2, 20241 min read
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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...
Dani Harris
Sep 25, 20243 min read
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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...
Roya Tompkins
Sep 18, 20242 min read
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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
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Making it all Stick! What are the options for EEG technologists to keep the electrodes in place?
It doesn't seem to matter how long you have been in the Neurodiagnostic field, it seems we all have the same issues. How do we keep the...
Dani Harris
Sep 4, 20244 min read
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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
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English & Spanish Routine EEG Sample Patient Instructions
Decades ago (before the era of Google Translate) I put together some English & Spanish sample patient instructions for various...
Steven Estes
Aug 21, 20249 min read
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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
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Accelerate Your Summer
“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” – Dorothy Parker So in our all things Neurodiagnostic blog we would...
Roya Tompkins
Jul 10, 20241 min read
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Deciphering Brain Waves: Understanding Wicket Spikes in EEG
In the realm of neuroscience, electroencephalography (EEG) stands as a pivotal tool for unraveling the mysteries of the brain. It allows...
Shanelle Thomason
Jul 3, 20243 min read
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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
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Stepping away from direct patient contact
I am what most would call a people person. I am the kind of person that flourishes in busy situations interacting with many people. I...

Jamie Thomsen
Jun 19, 20243 min read
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Exploring the Influence of Anti-Epileptic Drugs on Neurotransmission in Epilepsy Management: A Brief Glance
Epilepsy, a neurological condition characterized by recurrent seizures, is managed through the administration of anti-epileptic drugs...
Callie Klotka
May 15, 20242 min read
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Normal EEG Variants
“I am not Strange. I am just not Normal.” - Salvador Dali There is a category of waveforms that are only partially like the above...
Roya Tompkins
Apr 24, 20243 min read
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Neurodiagnostic Week 2024 - A Look Back
“We are not makers of history, we are made by history.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s Neurodiagnostic Week! Seriously though….I think...
Roya Tompkins
Apr 17, 20242 min read
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