EEG Monitoring Explained: Detecting, Recording, and Analyzing Seizures

In this episode, EEG technologist Brad Beauchamp sheds light on what it truly takes to capture a meaningful EEG recording—and why accuracy and attention to detail are everything.

Brad breaks down the essentials of strong EEG practice, including:

🔹 The importance of precise lead placement and real-time observation

🔹 How accurate documentation supports neurologists in making confident diagnoses

🔹 The difference between what a seizure looks like on the surface and where it actually starts in the brain

🔹 When and why intracranial electrodes are used to pinpoint seizure origins

🔹 The value of seizure journals in distinguishing epileptic from non-epileptic events

His takeaway? EEG is a team effort. From technologists and neurologists to patients and caregivers, every detail—and every collabor ...