#24 HOUR EEG PORTABLE#
Toys, books, school work, battery operated games and portable radio/CD players that can be used in the limited space of the ward can be brought along. A limited number of play and school activities are available in the ward and each bed has a television. We realise that restriction of activity may be difficult for some children. Sometimes it may be possible for your child to use the ward bathroom facilities off camera. The camera can be turned away during bathing and toileting for privacy. This includes during meals, sleep and play. What do children do during VEM?Ĭhildren will need to stay in bed or in a chair, in constant view of the camera at all times. If your child has different types of seizures, we like to record examples of each if possible. Generally, we like to record 2 or 3 typical seizures. The duration of VEM varies from a few hours in one day to continuous monitoring over many hours for a week, depending on how often your child is having seizures. Inpatient VEM is performed in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit onĬockatoo Ward at The Royal Children's Hospital, where children with neurological and neurosurgical conditions are nursed. to localise the part of the brain from where a child's seizures are arising (in this setting, VEM is sometimes performed with SPECT).to characterise the type or types of seizures that a child is having.to distinguish epileptic seizures from episodes that may mimic epileptic seizures.The main reasons children undergo VEM are: In contrast to routine EEG recordings which are normally performed between episodes, VEM aims to record a child's EEG and behaviour during episodes. It is done with special equipment which records EEG, video and sound onto a computer for later analysis. Video EEG Monitoring (VEM) is a way of simultaneously recording a child's behaviour and brain electrical activity (EEG). What happens if seizures change or decrease prior to VEM?.What is the parent or carer required to do during VEM?.