Systems and methods for unitized devices placed at bedside for temporary recording of intracranial eeg

Abstract

The invention encompasses systems and methods that allow a clinician who is untrained in the art of electroencephalography to insert and functionalize unitized intracranial electrode arrays at the bedside that, by specific design, position ground and reference electrodes in electrically "quiet" locations to record durable, high-fidelity intracortical EEG.

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technical field [0001] The present invention encompasses systems and methods that allow untrained clinicians in the field of electroencephalography to insert and functionalize sets of intracranial electrode arrays at the bedside that, by specific design, connect ground and Reference electrodes are positioned at electrically "quiet" locations to record long-lasting, high-fidelity intracortical EEG. Background technique [0002] Electroencephalography (EEG) is a technique that detects the endogenous electrical activity of the brain by measuring voltage changes between pairs of recording electrodes. This brain activity is primarily generated by neurons located in the gray matter of the cerebral cortex. [0003] EEG is very useful for monitoring brain health in patients with various conditions that result in abnormalities in endogenous brain electrical activity. In addition to its central role in detecting epileptic activity, EEG has also been shown to be useful in other situa...

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However, since insertion of such devices into the brain typically occurs in emergency settings outside of formal operating rooms, such as intensive care units or emergency rooms, and is performed by clinicians unskilled in the field of EEG, it is widely used in clinical practice. The ability to generalize this approach based on

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