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What makes Geodesic EEG technology
special?
What is it like to wear
a Geodesic Sensor Net?
Is it suitable for
children and babies?
How can I learn more?
Where can I find a hospital
or clinic that uses the Geodesic EEG System?
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What makes Geodesic
EEG technology special?
- EGI offers an innovative way to record routine clinical EEG.
If you have had an EEG in the past, you will immediately notice
the benefits of the Geodesic EEG System:
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- First, there are many more recording positions. Compared with
traditional systems, which typically record only 19 to 21 channels,
EGI systems routinely record 128 to 256 channels of EEG. More
electrodes provide information from more areas of the brain.
This gives physicians a better definition of the brain activity
for a more comprehensive diagnosis. From our pioneering sensors
and amplifiers to our state-of-the-art software, EGI systems
include technological advances that allow for the powerful processing
and analysis of dense-array EEG.
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- Second, the sensors are arranged in a web-like structure,
called the Geodesic Sensor Net (GSN). The GSN has been developed
using the latest technologies, to produce a standardized dense
sensor array that permits rapid application of all electrodes
at one time.
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- Third, GSN application is painless. Because the GSN is applied
so rapidly and without abrading the scalp, patients remain comfortable
throughout the entire process.
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- All of this adds up to a very relaxed patient and the highest
possible recording quality. With a high-quality recording, physicians
can be confident they are making the most accurate diagnosis
possible.
What is it like to wear a Geodesic Sensor Net?
- The GSN is NOT like any other EEG sensor array.
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- The GSN is based on EGI's patented Geodesic Tessellation Technology
that evenly distributes the tension at each sensor pedestal,
eliminating any painful pressure points on the patient's scalp.
Factor in the fact that no skin abrasion is required before
application, and the result is maximum patient comfort. The
only thing patients may notice is a slightly damp feeling from
the electrolyte, which quickly subsides after application.
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- For long-term recordings, patients often become so comfortable
that they forget about the Net. They are reminded of it only
when they get up to move and find themselves “plugged
in.”
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- Children like the Net so much that it is not uncommon for
them to ask to have it put on them "just for fun."
We regularly receive requests from "nonclinical" parties
to use the Net as part of a costume or on fashion models. It
is hard to imagine that kind of response to traditional electrodes.
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Is it suitable for children and babies?
- Yes! In fact, this is the most important advantage of EGI’s
Nets. Babies, in particular, have fragile skin that makes abrasion—which
is required by traditional systems—difficult. EGI’s
systems, in contrast, have been designed from the beginning
to be as comfortable as possible for all patient populations.
This feature also makes EGI Nets more safe and tolerable for
elderly and chronically ill patients.
How can I learn more?
- The following is a list of well-respected professional associations
and patient advocacy organizations. Many of these sites contain
a great deal of information on selecting a medical professional
and contain significant resources for patients regarding neurological
conditions.
- American Academy
of Neurology
American Clinical Neurophysiology
Society
American
Epilepsy Society
American
Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists
Child Neurology
Society
Chinese Association Against Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation
European
Federation of Neurological Societies
European Neurological
Society
Japanese Society
of Child Neurology
Japanese
Society of Psychiatry and Neurology
PubMed
Society for Neuroscience
World Federation of
Neurology
- World Health Organization
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Where can I
find a hospital or clinic that uses the Geodesic EEG System?
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Research Programs
There are more than 300 Geodesic EEG Systems in use worldwide.
Many are used for research, but the sites listed above
use their systems clinically. |
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