National Association of Epilepsy Centers

EMU Admissions, Staffing and Services

What is the NAEC requirement for 24/7 monitoring of patients in the EMU?

NAEC requires all epilepsy centers to have trained personnel dedicated 24/7 to monitoring of video and EEG. The trained personnel are not required to be EEG technologists but must be trained in seizure recognition and recording integrity. NAEC does not require a specific monitor watcher to patient ratio to [...]

For pediatric centers, are there certain criteria for the VEEG patient report for the patient under 24 months of age, such as duration, recorded seizure, abnormal EEG?

There are no specific criteria for the VEEG report to be submitted for pediatric patients younger than 24 months of age. Please select the other VEEG report studies being submitted from the same month.

How should EMU admissions be counted for the center annual report?

For this question, NAEC is seeking the number of patients admitted to the EMU in the past calendar year. All patients admitted to the EMU for diagnosis or evaluation of epilepsy, seizures or spells, and/or evaluation for epilepsy surgery can be counted. Centers can count EMU admissions from the [...]

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