MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

EEG203  1998 Summer I – 2010 Summer I

Intermediate EEG Skills II

1.

List and identify EEG frequencies. (I)

2.

Identify and describe normal adult EEG. (II, III)

3.

Adjust testing parameters when appropriate. (IV)

4.

Elicit and document activation procedures. (V)

5.

Assist with portable/ICU testing. (VI)

MCCCD Official Course Outline:

EEG203  1998 Summer I – 2010 Summer I

Intermediate EEG Skills II

I. EEG Frequency Bands

A. Four frequency ranges

B. Background rhythm

C. Sharp/slow/spike waves

II. Normal Adult Waking EEG

A. Background rhythm, eyes open and closed

B. Frontal and temporal frequencies

C. Orientation

D. Common normal variants

1. Mu rhythm

2. Lambda waves

3. Split/skewed alpha

4. Low voltage beta recording

III. Normal Adult Sleep EEG

A. Sleep stages - definitions

B. Lambdoids/POSTS

C. V-waves

D. K-complexes

E. Sleep spindles

IV. Normal Parameter Changes

A. High frequency filter

B. Low frequency filter

C. 60 Hz filter

D. Sensitivity

V. Activation Procedures

A. Patient rapport - eliciting cooperation

B. Photic stimulation

1. Correct frequencies and documentation

2. Contraindications

C. Hyperventilation

1. Documentation

2. Contraindications

VI. Portable/ICU testing

A. Placement estimation

B. Infection control techniques

C. Artifact recognition

D. Rapport with nursing personnel

E. Extract history from patient chart