[EEG technician-nurse collaboration during stereo-electroencephalography]

Rev Infirm. 2017 Jan;66(227):42-43. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2016.11.018.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Drug-resistant epilepsy has significant repercussions on the daily life of children. Surgery may represent a hope. The nurse and the electroencephalogram technician carry out important teamwork during pre-surgical assessment tests and notably the stereo-electroencephalography.

Keywords: collaboration; electroencephalogram; epilepsy; paediatrics; pédiatrie; stereo-electroencephalography; stéréo-électroencéphalographie; teamwork; électroencéphalogramme; épilepsie.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Drug Resistant Epilepsy* / diagnosis
  • Drug Resistant Epilepsy* / nursing
  • Drug Resistant Epilepsy* / physiopathology
  • Drug Resistant Epilepsy* / surgery
  • Electroencephalography / methods*
  • Electroencephalography / nursing
  • Humans
  • Patient Care Team / organization & administration*
  • Preoperative Care / methods
  • Preoperative Care / nursing