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Electroneurodiagnostic technologists use instruments such as an electroencephalograph (EEG) machine, to record electrical impulses transmitted by the brain and the nervous system. They help physicians diagnose brain tumors, strokes, epilepsy, and sleep disorders. They also measure the effects of infectious diseases on the brain, as well as determine whether individuals with mental or behavioral problems have an organic impairment, such as Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, they determine cerebral death, the absence of brain activity, and assess the probability of recovery from a coma.

Electroneurodiagnostic technologists who specialize in basic or resting EEGs are called EEG technologists. The range of tests performed by electroneurodiagnostic technologists is broader than, but includes, those conducted by EEG technologists. Because it provides a more accurate description of work typically performed in the field, the title electroneurodiagnostic technologists generally has replaced that of EEG technologist.

Electroneurodiagnostic technologists take patients' medical histories, help patients relax, and then apply electrodes to designated spots on the patient's head. They must choose the most appropriate combination of instrument controls and electrodes, to correct for mechanical and electrical interference from somewhere other than the brain, such as eye movement or radiation from electrical sources.

Increasingly, technologists perform EEGs in the operating room, which requires that they understand anesthesia's effect on brain waves. For special procedure EEGs, technologists may secure electrodes to the chest, arm, leg, or spinal column, to record activity from both the central and peripheral nervous systems.

In ambulatory monitoring, technologists attach small recorders to patients to monitor the brain, and sometimes the heart, while patients carry out normal activities over a 24-hour period. They then remove the recorder and obtain a readout. Technologists review the readouts, selecting sections for the physician to examine.

This course trains students in taking END histories; operating END equipment; performing pattern recognition of evoked recordings; conducting sleep disorder studies; and managing laboratory, patient care and performance maintenance of equipment. This course also trains the students in understanding and employing the optimal use of EEG, EP and PSG equipment.

Currently, no state requires a license to conduct electroneurodiagnostic studies on a patient. However, in some states, respiratory care practice laws may be interpreted as restricting who can perform certain procedures.

For information relating to credentialing organizations, visit:

American Board of Registration of EEG & EP Technologists [ABRET]
American Association of Electrodiagnostic Technologists [AAET]
Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists [BRPT]

The Electroneurodiagnostic Technician course focuses on a variety of diagnostic tests on the nervous system, including:

• Electroencephalography (EEG)
• Evoked Potentials
• Polysomnography
• Nerve Conduction Velocities
• Intraoperative Monitoring

It also focuses on recording and studying the electrical activity of the brain.

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