Routine EEG Patient Constantly Seizing Without Convulsions (NCSE)

My name is Jared Beckwith, I’m a registered EEG technologist. In this video I talk about a routine EEG I did on a patient who’s brain was constantly seizing without any convulsions. This is a dangerous condition called nonconvulsive status epilepticus. I was able to notify the neurologist and get my patient quick treatment. Status epilepticus is a dangerous disorder where the brain is constantly seizing and if left untreated can result in permanent brain damage or death. I’m proud that I was able to help my patient with this EEG! 😊

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  • @jaredbeckwith
    @jaredbeckwith2 жыл бұрын

    Helping patients like this is why I love my job ❤️🧠

  • @dannywhitfield1260
    @dannywhitfield1260Ай бұрын

    Good eyes way to stay on your toes for your patient. I'm Epileptic, I wish all went like you

  • @jaredbeckwith

    @jaredbeckwith

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching, I’m always looking out for my patients!

  • @jeffcore08
    @jeffcore0811 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your dedication and attention..

  • @jaredbeckwith

    @jaredbeckwith

    11 ай бұрын

    I appreciate you watching my video Jeff! Thank you my friend

  • @SuperWilbur77
    @SuperWilbur776 ай бұрын

    Just listened to your video. Very interesting. Better than all videos I usually see on epilepsy which are so incredibly boring ! I’m a young 70 yo female developing “ictal” epilepsy at 69. Was on many meds without success. Only lost consciousness at the beginning. Since then , I’ve been aware of them and have had a few severe cluster and severe seizures of which I’m fortunate enough to have aura’s , lie down in bathroom and experience total loss of control of bladder. Lasts for about 1 minute. After, I’m tired. I’ve had at least 20 EEG’s. Neuro says seizures are “all over my brain “. I now have a VNS. first week. Mine symptoms of epilepsy all started with loud tinnitus that has never stopped. Docs blow it off bc they don’t know a dang thing about it. When he started up the VNS the tinnitus was unbearable. May want to look into this. Going on at this very moment. I have no memory loss. I function fine. I’m alone (widow). Wonder if it was caused by a stroke ? MRI was normal ! Very strange. I carry rescue med for clusters. But SUDEP is a worry for my Neuro doc. Any comments? You probably know more than him !!

  • @jaredbeckwith

    @jaredbeckwith

    6 ай бұрын

    I’m glad you enjoy my videos! The most common age people develop epilepsy is either early childhood or when they are over 60 years old. There’s a lot of epilepsy patients out there with similar stories to you, so don’t feel alone. A normal MRI without any tumors, scarring, or major stroke is a good sign. I hope you your neurologist can improve your tinnitus and keep the seizures controlled. Best wishes!

  • @slapandclap1
    @slapandclap12 жыл бұрын

    Hey Jared, love your videos very much appreciated. i just recently got hired as an EEG tech and i love the videos you make. Great Job!

  • @jaredbeckwith

    @jaredbeckwith

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching! Kind comments like this motivates me to keep posting 😊

  • @paulettewilliams6435
    @paulettewilliams6435 Жыл бұрын

    Great job! God placed you in that room at the right time!🙏👏👏👏😁

  • @jaredbeckwith

    @jaredbeckwith

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes I am grateful! 🙏😇

  • @Deron8564
    @Deron8564 Жыл бұрын

    TY for sharing this. My student will be doing a presentation today on a patient who had nonconvulsive epilepsy while intubated and had to be given very high doses of Versed. Although the presentation is not focused on that, it is a part of his history and I am unfamiliar with this form of epilepsy.

  • @jaredbeckwith

    @jaredbeckwith

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like an interesting case. It’s always amazing to see the epileptic activity on EEG go away after a patient gets Versed!

  • @AniketKumar-wo5te
    @AniketKumar-wo5te2 жыл бұрын

    Great job man, you saved his brain. I would like to see the report of that patient having NCSE.

  • @jaredbeckwith

    @jaredbeckwith

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks I appreciate it! NCSE is important to catch as soon as possible to minimize any brain damage.

  • @AniketKumar-wo5te

    @AniketKumar-wo5te

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jaredbeckwith Yup true. Can we connect on LinkedIn.

  • @sophieamarant1536
    @sophieamarant15362 жыл бұрын

    I possibly had this before my hemispherectomy.

  • @moontreat4161
    @moontreat41618 ай бұрын

    So does magnesium work. Probably one reason he was having seizures or its intensity.

  • @Heddyconfetti
    @Heddyconfetti Жыл бұрын

    Hi, do you know if a patient can have just FOCAL AWARE non-convulsive status epilepticus? I have frequent focal aware seizures, and sometimes they last longer than 5 minutes, but it's just my left temporal lobe involved. (Looks like the patient you discussed had diffuse seizure activity...

  • @jaredbeckwith

    @jaredbeckwith

    Жыл бұрын

    It is technically possible, however I would suspect the person would have some cognitive impairment if in status epilepticus.

  • @wearesolarfarmers
    @wearesolarfarmers Жыл бұрын

    What is it called when the patient getting tested is talking on a subject then becomes in altered state of consciousness..Patient can hear. And see but not respond....like they hear...hey where did you go..but you can not answer...then you have a memory on talking but can't remember the subject ..its like a period of time completely eras3d...and do you techs report things of this nature to the neurologist? It occurred before the machine was started during the electrode placement...all I remember is staring seeing a hand wave...and I could not respond at that time....scared the freak out of me...I asked what subject we were on..and she said about how mrii can show if there was seizure or if there is seizure activity. Have you any patients in general that dis that? And how come my seurologist does not know this occurred?

  • @wearesolarfarmers

    @wearesolarfarmers

    Жыл бұрын

    And most of all why didn't the machine pick anything up..is it true that an eeg is only 50 percent accurate?

  • @jaredbeckwith

    @jaredbeckwith

    Жыл бұрын

    @@wearesolarfarmers If you had any kind of event, the EEG tech should have noted it for the neurologist. Not every 30 min EEG will pick up abnormal brain activity. Some patients need long-term monitoring (3 days) to capture an event.