“For example, while sleep medicine physicians can recognize clear epileptic discharge patterns on an EEG, for many patients the findings are more subtle and require a robust interpretation from an epileptologist.”Ĭhildren who undergo a combined study will be admitted to the hospital’s Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) for 24 to 72 hours, with the sleep study conducted on the first night of admission. “It’s important that both specialists interpret their respective tests,” Dr. One of the unique aspects of the pilot project is that it still produces two independent reports-with a pediatric epileptologist evaluating the EEG, and a sleep medicine physician interpreting the PSG.
