After hours arrangements must be made through the EEG technologist on call. Please call the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at 3-7020 to arrange. Patients are responsible for providing their own food and medications during their stay. The length of stay varies. Three-five days is suggested.
Pamphlets are available to the patient which explain the testing procedures.
These are mailed to the patient before their admission if time permits. Pamphlets are also available in the Neurology clinic. This test is indicated in the evaluation of patients with narcolepsy and to objectively study patients complaining of daytime hypersomnolence. It consists of five 20-minute EEG monitored naps, spaced 2 hours apart during the day. The patient is to be kept awake between tests.