Evaluation of an easy, standardized and clinically practical method (SurePrep) for the preparation of electrode-skin contact in neurophysiological recordings

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 889-901

  Stjerna, Susanna ^a,b   Alatalo, Päivi ^b   Mäki, Jarmo ^a   Vanhatalo, Sampsa ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI METROPOLIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

EEG; EEG monitoring; Emergency; FbEEG; Infraslow; Intensive care unit; Neonatal EEG; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES;

EEG MONITORING; EEG RECORDING; EMERGENCY; FBEEG; INFRASLOW; NEONATAL EEG; PRACTICAL METHOD; SKIN CONTACT; SKIN IMPEDANCES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

ADULT; ARTIFACT; DEVICES; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; FOREARM; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STANDARD; STANDARDS; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FOREARM; HUMANS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953794007     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/31/7/002     Document Type: Article

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