Pediatric EEG and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Can We Develop a Safe Transition Pathway to Reopen Our Laboratories?

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?Buy Article?Permissions and Reprints Although epilepsy is a clinical diagnosis, routine electroencephalography (EEG) data can aid in the determination of seizure/epilepsy type. According to the current International League Against Epilepsy definition, epileptiform abnormalities can contribute importantly to the diagnosis of epilepsy even following a single unprovoked seizure.1 The COVID-19 pandemic and the mandated community mitigation strategies (e.g., physical distancing) used to protect vulnerable populations and to slow disease transmission2 have profoundly impacted our ability to perform EEG. Given the close contact and prolonged exposure to patients with unknown COVID-19 status, the safety of EEG technicians is of paramount importance. Within this editorial, we review our strategy to reopen our EEG laboratory as we concentrate on technician, patient, and community safety.