The Sacred Heart Medical Center EEG/ Epilepsy Monitoring Unit offers physicians and patients a full line of electroneurodiagnostic services to assist in effective diagnoses and management of many neurological disorders.

The lab is equipped with EEG systems which provide digitized acquisition and storage of EEG data. These advanced system capabilities offer physicians improved localization of brain abnormalities, including the mapping of seizures.

The EEG/ Epilepsy Monitoring Unit is equipped with the latest state of the art Natus Nicolet EEG machine, used to evaluate and assess brain evoked by light, sound and touch stimulation in certain disease processes.

In addition, the Lab offers Long Term Monitoring for Epilepsy with one bed Neuro Intensive Monitoring Unit. The unit is staffed by specialized EEG Technologists, and allows continuous long-term monitoring of patients with simultaneous video monitoring. Seizure activity can be recorded and documented over an extended period of time, under the care of EEG/ Epilepsy Monitoring Unit of Sacred Heart Medical Center.

Testing is performed by two EEG technicians, and overseen by neurologists who have received specific training and experience in the field of Electroneurodiagnostics. The 1 bed Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory is located on the 2rd floor of Sacred Heart Medical Center, and provides inpatient and outpatient testing for adults, children and infants.

This neurodiagnostic lab provides service for the following conditions:

EEG/EPILEPSY MONITORING UNIT: epilepsy, altered mental status, dementia, coma, encephalitis, traumatic brain injury, syncope/vertigo etc..