Persyst Grand Rounds

Persyst Grand Rounds lecture title:
Best practices in planning for sEEG implantation as part of the epilepsy surgical evaluation

Learning Objectives:
1. Build skills to better understand when sEEG implantation is indicated in epilepsy evaluation.
2. Identify and implement the available tools for sEEG planning.
3. Discuss findings in illustrative SEEG cases and develop a resection plan.

Persyst Grand Rounds lecture title:
Neuromonitoring for hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in the ICU

Learning Objectives:
1. Identify three quantitative EEG trends associated with neurological outcome post-cardiac arrest.
2. Identify pitfalls for qualitative and quantitative EEG interpretation for neurological prognostication and treatment.
3. Understand the relationship between multimodal prognostication testing in post-cardiac arrest.

Persyst Grand Rounds lecture title:
Advanced EEG monitoring in the neonatal ICU

Learning Objectives:
1. Build skills to understand the current solutions and limitations for EEG monitoring in the neonatal ICU.
2. Identify and implement the best available tools for neonatal EEG monitoring and interpretation.
3. Examine and assess the impact of background and seizure monitoring in some qEEG trend modalities.

Persyst Grand Rounds lecture title:
Raw and Quantitative EEG for Identification of Ischemia

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the characteristic EEG features seen in brain ischemia in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage and ischemic stroke.
2. Select appropriate quantitative EEG measures for monitoring ischemia.
3. Integrate EEG and qEEG findings into clinical management protocols for patients at risk for ischemia.

Persyst Grand Rounds lecture title: 
Assessing how normal and abnormal EEG patterns are commonly seen in quantitative EEG.

Learning Objectives:
Recognize and identify:
1. Common, normal EEG patterns in quantitative EEG.
2. Common, abnormal interictal EEG patterns in quantitative EEG.
3. Different types of seizure patterns in quantitative EEG in the ICU.

Persyst Grand Rounds lecture title:
Clinical Applications of qEEG in the Pediatric ICU.

Learning Objectives:
1. Become familiar with quantitative EEG seizure patterns in the pediatric ICU.
2. Appreciate the role of quantitative EEG for detection of cerebral injury in the pediatric ICU.
3. Identify early signs of increased intracranial pressure (ICP) using quantitative EEG.

Persyst Grand Rounds lecture title:
Clinical Applications of qEEG in the Pediatric ICU; Part Two.

Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the current landscape of qEEG use in our pediatric ICUs.
2. Integrate qEEG into the management of ictal emergencies in the pediatric ICU.
3. Describe qEEG encephalopathy patterns relevant to pediatric neurocritical care with a focus on reassuring patterns of reactivity/state cycling and early detection of deterioration.

Persyst Grand Rounds lecture title:
Expanding EEG monitoring outside of urban areas and academic institutions.

Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize that the lack of EEG monitoring resources outside of urban areas translates into a significant health disparity.
2. Identify technical and financial obstacles to expansion of EEG monitoring.
3. Learn about solutions for high quality, cost effective and sustainable EEG monitoring in resource limited areas.

Persyst Grand Rounds lecture title:
“Theoretical and practical considerations for implementing EEG Electrical Source Imaging for the assessment of patients with epilepsy.”

Learning Objectives:
1. Review physical and physiological underpinnings of source imaging of EEG/MEG signal (EMSI).
2. Critically evaluate evidence for the use of ESI in assessment of patients with epilepsy.
3. Establishing pipelines for ESI, availability of toolboxes and software packages.