Purple Day: Epilepsy, let's talk about it!
On the occasion of Purple Day, we met with the Neurotechnology Department at Erasmus Hospital, a key player in the fight against epilepsy.
The Neurotechnology Department: a key player in the fight against epilepsy
At the forefront of epilepsy management, this department stands out as an indispensable player, providing specialized expertise and advanced technologies for accurate diagnosis and continuous patient monitoring.
What sets this department apart is its mobility, availability, and versatility across other services. Utilizing portable electroencephalograms, the nurses in this department intervene whenever a neurological issue in a patient needs analysis, whether it be in neurology, intensive care, neonatology, geriatrics, or elsewhere.
What sets this department apart is its mobility, availability, and versatility across other services
Accurate diagnosis and continuous monitoring
The Neurotechnology Department has a 5-room epilepsy exploration unit, capable of accommodating patients requiring thorough diagnostic evaluations of the frequency, intensity, and origin of their symptoms for hospitalization of at least 24 hours. Sometimes even in anticipation of surgical treatment for their epilepsy.
The nurses in the neurotechnology department also perform outpatient procedures: electroencephalograms and evoked potentials.
With exemplary responsiveness, essential mobility, and specialized expertise, it contributes to precise diagnosis and ensures continuous monitoring of epileptic patients, resulting in improved patient care.
In the fight against epilepsy, the Neurotechnology Department at Erasme Hospital emerges as a key element in patient management.
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