Screening electroencephalograms are feasible in the emergency department.

We investigated the feasibility and quality of a wireless, four-channel screening electroencephalogram (EEG) device on patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with a possible seizure disorder. A convenience sample was used of ED patients presenting with a preliminary diagnosis of syncope, potential partial-complex or generalized seizure disorder, head injury with prolonged symptoms or acute undiagnosed altered mental status. Study patients had a screening EEG in the ED, but the emergency physician and patient were blinded to the results of the EEG so that neither patient care nor disposition were affected by inclusion in the study.

Remotely attended home monitoring of sleep disorders.

This research assessed the feasibility of homemonitoring of sleep disorders using small wireless technologies. There are many different types of sleep disorders that affect over 40 million patients. Sleep diagnosis is typically done in a laboratory where patients are asked to stay overnight, during which time various types of physiological signals are recorded.