When do you consider ambulatory EEG as a reasonable alternative to inpatient video EEG?

There are many reasons to use ambulatory EEG video, as long as it is of good quality:

• Daily events and no need to reduce ASMs
• Shorter wait time
• The patient cannot bring a loved one to the EMU
• The patient cannot be hospitalized for days

The main advantages of the inpatient setting are:

• The ability to...

To add to Dr. @Dr. First Last’ answer, an ambulatory EEG may be more practical if the patient is having events in certain scenarios or places that can’t be replicated in an EMU. Perhaps the patient has events only in a certain room in the house, or only when they’re cooking, etc.

It may also come d...

To dovetail the two answers above, it is also important to trust who is reading the ambulatory EEG.